Synonyms of moppet

moppet

noun

ˈmä-pət 

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• cub
• chick
• juvenile
• youngster
• teenager
• baby
• youngling
• kiddie
• youth
• adolescent
• kiddo
• whelp
• monkey
• bud
• teen
• sprout
• bairn
• sprat
• bambino
• squirt
• infant
• toddler
• chap
• tyke
• preschooler
• newborn
• minor
• kindergartner
• bantling
• cherub
• schoolgirl
• neonate
• schoolchild
• schoolboy
• rascal
• tot
• urchin
• schoolkid
• jackanapes
• hellion
• whippersnapper
• weanling
• imp
• nestling
• rapscallion
• tween
• preteen
• stripling
• teenybopper
• lad
• babe
• rogue
• mischief
• rug rat
• nipper
• teener
• shaver
• hoyden
• tomboy
• devil
• bobby-soxer
• subteen
• tad
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• oldster
• elder
• senior citizen
• old-timer
• middle-ager
• ancient
• senior
• golden-ager

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moppet

Flesh wounds, fetid moppets, breastmilk-leaking nipples, and sudden gushes of blood make for a Monty Python-style of ribald humor that will alienate and enchant in equal measure. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026

Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother. — Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024

So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024