brat

[brat] /bræt/
noun
1.
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
Origin
1495-1505; perhaps transferred use of brat rag, Old English bratt cloak < Celtic; compare Irish brat mantle, cloak
Related forms
brattish, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for brat

brat1

/bræt/
noun
1.
a child, esp one who is ill-mannered or unruly: used contemptuously or playfully
Word Origin
C16: perhaps special use of earlier brat rag, from Old English bratt cloak, of Celtic origin; related to Old Irish bratt cloth, brat²

brat2

/bræt/
noun
1.
(Northern English, dialect) an apron or overall
Word Origin
from Old English brat cloak; related to Old Irish bratt cloth used to cover the body
Word Origin and History for brat
n.

c.1500, slang, "beggar's child," originally northern, Midlands and western England dialect word for "makeshift or ragged garment;" probably the same word as Old English bratt "cloak," which is from a Celtic source (cf. Old Irish bratt "cloak, cloth"). The modern meaning is perhaps from notion of "child's apron." Hollywood Brat Pack (modeled on 1950s Rat Pack) is from 1985.

Slang definitions & phrases for brat

brat 1

noun

A child, esp an obnoxious or troublesome one

[1505+; origin unknown]


brat 2

noun

Bratwurst, a kind of sausage: a neighborhood more attuned to baseball, brats, and beer (1980s+)


Related Abbreviations for brat

brat

bratwurst