n.
Pronunciation: ' brat
Function: 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 immature person
2 : the child of a career military person <army brat s > also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field <Hollywood brat s >
– brat · ti · ness \ ' bra-t ē -n ə s \ noun
– brat · tish \ ' bra-tish \ adjective
– brat · ty \ -t ē \ adjective