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Word: Brat
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: perhaps an abbreviation of synonymous Scots bratchet, from Old French brachet ‘hound, bitch’; or perhaps from dialect brat ‘rough garment, rag’, based on Old Irish bratt ‘cloak’
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Phonetic Spelling:
brat
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a child, typically one that is badly behaved
Short Definition:badly behaved child
Examples:- she's been acting like a spoiled brat all evening
- presumably this is where people dump their brats so they can shop in relative peace
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