moppet

mop·pet

noun \ˈmä-pət\

Definition of MOPPET

1

archaic : baby, darling

2

: child

Examples of MOPPET

1. <a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign>

Origin of MOPPET

obsolete English mop fool, child

First Known Use: 1601

Related to MOPPET

Synonyms: bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, child, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth

Antonyms: adult, grown-up

Related Words: adolescent, minor; kindergartner (also kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [slang], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid; babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike), weanling; brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper; cherub; preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween; lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad; bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboy

Near Antonyms: middle-ager; ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

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Rhymes with MOPPET

poppet