BRAT
bratwurst, brat
(noun) a small pork sausage
terror, brat, little terror, holy terror
(noun) a very troublesome child
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
BRAT (uncountable)
Initialism of bananas, rice, apple sauce, toast: the basis of a diet formerly recommended for an upset stomach.
Anagrams
• BART, Bart, T-bar
Etymology 1
Noun
brat (plural brats)
(pejorative slang) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
(slang) A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
a turbot or flatfish
(historic) A rough cloak or ragged garment
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
(obsolete) The young of an animal.
Synonyms
• See also child.
Etymology 2
Noun
brat (plural brats)
(informal) bratwurst
Etymology 3
Noun
brat (plural brats)
(mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Etymology 4
Noun
brat
(military) Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.
Anagrams
• BART, Bart, T-bar
Source: Wiktionary
Brat, n. Etym: [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, raf, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]
1. A coarse garnment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Wright.
3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is none of mine." Shak. "A beggar's brat." Swift. O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed! Gascoigne.
4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Brat, n. (Mining)
Definition: A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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