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BRAT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small pork sausage

Synonyms:

brat; bratwurst

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("brat" is a kind of...):

pork sausage (sausage containing pork)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A very troublesome child

Synonyms:

brat; holy terror; little terror; terror

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("brat" is a kind of...):

imp; monkey; rapscallion; rascal; scalawag; scallywag; scamp (one who is playfully mischievous)

Derivation:

bratty ((used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly)

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