- spoiled brat
- a child who always gets what he wants
Sure he's a spoiled brat. His mom gave him whatever he wanted.
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spoiled brat
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Spoiled brat — A spoiled brat (alternatively spelled spoilt brat) is a child who believes that they are superior to others around them, usually as a result of their parents and/or other educators systematically failing to teach socially acceptable behavior and… … Wikipedia
spoiled brat — noun A child who always gets what he/she wants … Wiktionary
brat — [bræt] n informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from brat rough or torn piece of clothing (10 20 centuries), from Old Irish bratt cloak ] 1.) a badly behaved child ▪ a spoiled brat 2.) Army/Navy/military etc brat … Dictionary of contemporary English
brat — [ bræt ] noun count INFORMAL an annoying child who behaves badly: Stop acting like a spoiled brat! a. an insulting word for a child: I hope they don t bring their brats … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brat — n. (colloq.) 1) a spoiled brat 2) an Army brat ( child in an Army family ) * * * [bræt] (colloq.) a spoiled brat an Army brat ( child in an Army family ) … Combinatory dictionary
Brat — The word Brat has several meanings:*spoiled brat *military brat *Brat Pack, a slang term for a group of young actors in the 1980s who made several movies together *Da Brat, a rapper popular in the 1990s * Brother (1997 film) and Brother 2 ,… … Wikipedia
spoiled — usually spoilt BrE adjective 1 someone, especially a child, who is spoiled is rude and behaves badly because their parents have always given them what they want and allowed them to do what they want: spoiled brat (=spoiled, annoying child) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
brat — UK [bræt] / US noun [countable] Word forms brat : singular brat plural brats informal a) an annoying child who behaves badly Stop acting like a spoiled brat! b) an insulting word for a child I hope they don t bring their brats … English dictionary
brat — /bræt / (say brat) noun 1. (derogatory) a child. 2. a badly behaved child: a spoiled brat. {compare dialect brat rag, trash, Old English bratt cloak} …
brat — noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment Date: circa 1505 1. a. child; specifically an ill mannered annoying child < a spoiled brat > b. an ill mannered … New Collegiate Dictionary
