ˈmäpə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete English mop fool, child (from Middle English) + -et; probably akin to Low German mops simpleton, pugnosed dog, Dutch mop, mops pugnosed dog, obsolete Dutch moppen to pout, grumble
1. : child , youngster
a production that will wow the moppets and their parents — Billboard
a jury of moppets aged from about four through twelve render opinions on the problems of other children — Pasadena (Calif.) Independent
2. archaic
a. : a young woman : damsel
lustily calling to the landlubbers and to the fair moppets about her — Pall Mall Magazine
especially : one given to frivolity
b. : an effeminate man : fop
several times dismissed such manikins as moppets — I.J.C.Brown