brat

brat

noun \ˈbrat\

Definition of BRAT

1

a : 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>

— brat·ti·ness \ˈbra-tē-nəs\ noun

— brat·tish \ˈbra-tish\ adjective

— brat·ty \-tē\ adjective

Examples of BRAT

1. a bunch of ill-mannered little brats
2. He is a spoiled brat.
3. I was an army brat.
4. His children are typical Hollywood brats.

Origin of BRAT

perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment

First Known Use: circa 1505

Rhymes with BRAT

bat, batt, blat, cat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat