brat

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noun (1)

ˈbrat How to pronounce brat (audio)
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1
a
disparaging : child
specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child
a spoiled brat
b
: an ill-mannered immature person
2
: the child of a career military person
army brats
also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field
Hollywood brats
brattiness
ˈbra-tē-nəs How to pronounce brat (audio)
noun
brattish
ˈbra-tish How to pronounce brat (audio)
adjective
bratty
ˈbra-tē How to pronounce brat (audio)
adjective

brat

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noun (2)

ˈbrät How to pronounce brat (audio) ˈbrat How to pronounce brat (audio)
: bratwurst

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And Deadline recently reported Charli XCX could be trading her brat green to play the White Witch. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 The city said goodbye in February to Good Wurst Co., a local favorite for bagels and brats. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025 But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over. — EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025 The claim: Image shows Elon Musk post saying protesting 'brats' should be jailed A Feb. 17 Threads post (direct link, archive link) includes what appears to be a screenshot of an X post from billionaire Elon Musk. — Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brat

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment

Noun (2)

by shortening

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brat was circa 1505

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brat

noun
ˈbrat How to pronounce brat (audio)
: child sense 2a
especially : an ill-mannered annoying child
brattish
ˈbrat-ish How to pronounce brat (audio)
adjective
bratty
ˈbrat-ē How to pronounce brat (audio)
adjective

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