brat

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbrat 

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 

noun

brattish

ˈbra-tish 

adjective

bratty

ˈbra-tē 

adjective

brat

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈbrät  ˈbrat 

: bratwurst

Examples of brat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After more than 30 years of service, McChrystal was out of a job, a career, and a life that began as an Army brat born while his father was serving in Germany. —John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

From living legend Paul Simon to the brat boss Charli xcx, there's something for everyone in this mixed bag of 16 big ticket shows coming to town. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Pretzel brat: Bratwurst wrapped in soft pretzel dough, served with pale ale beer cheese ($11.99). —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

However, our favorite dishes of the day were the hot honey fried chicken sandwich slider and the spicy brat. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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

Rhymes for brat

• at
• bat
• batt
• cat
• chat
• fat
• flat
• gat
• gnat
• hat
• kat
• mat

Kids Definition

brat

noun

ˈbrat 

: child sense 2a

especially : an ill-mannered annoying child

brattish

ˈbrat-ish 

adjective

bratty

ˈbrat-ē 

adjective