brat
noun[C]
uk/bræt/us/bræt/bratnoun[C](CHILD)
informaldisapproving
achild,especiallyone whobehavesbadly:
小孩;(尤指)顽童,淘气鬼She'sbehavinglike aspoiltbrat.她像是被宠坏了的孩子。
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
US
thechildof someone in thearmedforces(= thearmy,navy, etc.):
Hegrewup anarmybrat, always on themove.
She wasbornas amilitarybrat in Heidelberg, Germany.
How would youdescribeyourmilitarychildhoodand the bratexperience?
- When I wasyoungerI was acompletebrat.
- I’vewatchedparentsbringupbratsnow fordecades.
- Shestruckhim as atypicalHollywoodbrat -neglected,indulged,selfish, andforcedtogrowup toofast.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- dummy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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Parents & children
bratnoun[C](SAUSAGE)
USinformal
atypeofsausagemade frompork(=meatfrom apig),spices, andherbs. Brat isshortforbratwurst:
Peoplequeuedup at thefoodvendorsfor a brat with kraut.
First, put 5bratsin apan, thenadd2cansofbeer.
- Theirbratsare nowsoldat about 4,000fastfoodoutletsnationwide.
- Ieatvenisonsteaksandroasts, but mykidspreferbratsandPolishsausage.
- Igulpeddown a can ofbeeranddevouredacoupleofbrats.
Sausages, burgers & stuffings
- andouille
- andouillette
- baloney
- barbecue
- beefburger
- corn dog
- corned beef
- croquette
- Cumberland sausage
- cutlet
- kishke
- knackwurst
- knockwurst
- linguica
- liver sausage
- salami
- Salisbury steak
- sausage
- sausage meat
- snag