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

Now that Hakeem Jeffries has recommended that Trump not attend game 3 of the NBA Finals in NYC, the petulant brat will most certainly attend. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026

In her third season in the WNBA, the once-shining superstar is acting like a spoiled brat. —Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Five more words are ‘spoiled brat theatre kid energy’. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Fans, and perhaps everyone else at this point, might recall that Charli was also absent from the cover of brat, which consisted of the word in black lettering over a pungent green background. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026

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

Phrases Containing brat

• military brat

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