brat
noun
[ brat ]
• a child, typically one that is badly behaved.
• "she's been acting like a spoiled brat all evening"
Similar:
badly behaved child,
spoilt child,
rascal,
wretch,
imp,
whippersnapper,
minx,
chit,
monster,
superbrat,
horror,
hellion,
jackanapes,
Origin:
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’.
brat
noun
• a bratwurst sausage.
• "burgers, fries, ribs, brats, potato salad, pies—you name it this spread had it"
Origin:
1940s: abbreviation.
