imp

¹imp

noun \ˈimp\

Definition of IMP

1

obsolete : shoot, bud; also : graft

2

a : a small demon : fiend b : a mischievous child : urchin

Examples of IMP

1. <scooped up the little imp and took him to bed>
2. <a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps>

Origin of IMP

Middle English impe, from Old English impa, from impian to imp

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to IMP

Synonyms: devil, hellion, scamp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin

Related Words: cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker; ragamuffin; brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance; juvenile delinquent; gamin, gamine

Near Antonyms: beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker; knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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Rhymes with IMP

blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, guimpe, limp, pimp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp