Brat Definition

brăt
brats
noun
brats
A child, esp. an impudent, unruly child.
Webster's New World
The son or daughter of a person in a professional community, a particular company, the armed forces, etc., esp. one who has been raised in such a community, company, etc.
A Hollywood brat.
Webster's New World
A child of a career military person.
American Heritage
A link of bratwurst.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
  • angel
  • little angel

Other Word Forms of Brat

Noun

Singular:
brat
Plural:
brats

Origin of Brat

  • Origin uncertain. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the term "brat" derives from an Old English (Old English) slang term meaning "beggar's child". Originally a dialectal word, from northern and western England and the Midlands, for a "makeshift or ragged garment"; probably the same word as Old English bratt (“cloak”), which is from a Celtic source (compare Old Irish bratt (“cloak, cloth”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Possibly from brat coarse garment from Middle English from Old English bratt of Celtic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from bratwurst, from the German Bratwurst

    From Wiktionary

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