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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
  • After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Moppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moppet. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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