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Recent Examples of moppet 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 Gabriel Byrne shows up as a nasty villain known as the Chancellor, who has kidnaped the adorable moppet Ella (Ava Joyce McCarthy) and whisked her off to a bucolic Alpine village where a society of ruthless killers are able to raise, and train, their children in peace. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 June 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 Unlike a lot of movie moppets, Leila is neither protagonist nor prop. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moppet
Noun
  • In August, Reuters reported that Meta allowed its chatbots to have romantic and sensual conversations with kids.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Each week features new recipe samples, kids’ crafts and community resources.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • About 1,300 people from around the world -- ranging from children as young as 12 years old to elite athletes -- participated in the race.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hestrin said the child is bedridden and has cerebral palsy as a result of the abuse.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Moppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moppet. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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