as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign
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Recent Examples of moppet
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.
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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
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
The one saving grace of this mercenary gorefest is its pronounced mean streak; not even adorable moppets are safe from the movie’s nasty, messy, indiscriminate bloodlust, which makes the inexplicable decision to release the movie on Christmas Day even funnier.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Unlike a lot of movie moppets, Leila is neither protagonist nor prop.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
He’s taken aback to realize that the adorable moppet who left him soy milk 20-some years ago (as we’re reminded of in one of the miniseries’ occasional inclusions of grainy clips from the 1994 film) has grown into an aimless 30something (Casey Wilson) who’s forgotten all about him.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
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
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
The one saving grace of this mercenary gorefest is its pronounced mean streak; not even adorable moppets are safe from the movie’s nasty, messy, indiscriminate bloodlust, which makes the inexplicable decision to release the movie on Christmas Day even funnier.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Unlike a lot of movie moppets, Leila is neither protagonist nor prop.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
He’s taken aback to realize that the adorable moppet who left him soy milk 20-some years ago (as we’re reminded of in one of the miniseries’ occasional inclusions of grainy clips from the 1994 film) has grown into an aimless 30something (Casey Wilson) who’s forgotten all about him.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moppet
Noun
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The presence of a 37-year-old who brought the tenacity of a champion to the lineup and the joy of a kid to the dressing room.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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My kids officially gained a new best friend, and he's gained a whole new life.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Being a child, over 65 or pregnant puts you at greater risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.—
Joel Shannon,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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He was hired to perform an autopsy on the child, who died while Ross was in delivery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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“Moppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moppet. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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