Definition of brat
1a disparaging : child; specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child a spoiled bratb : 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
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Origin and Etymology of brat
perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment
Origin and Etymology of brat
by shortening
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