brat

«brat» in Mova's school dictionary: a child who behaves badly, is spoiled or rude — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a brat, brats); adjective bratty

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, rude) A brat is a child who behaves badly, is spoiled or rude. tree →

2) (informal) An army brat is a child who grew up moving from base to base because a parent was in the armed forces. tree →

3) (informal) Sometimes used jokingly about any annoying younger person. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «brat» shows that a character is spoiled or naughty, or that someone is cross with a child. It is an insult, so it tells the reader about the speaker's feelings too. Phrases: spoiled brat, little brat, army brat.

examples

• That spoiled brat screamed until he got the toy. tree →
• Stop being such a brat and share your sweets. tree →
• My cousin was an army brat and lived in five countries. tree →
• The little brat kicked my chair the whole film. tree →
• Mum said, «Don't be bratty to your sister.» tree →
• In the story, the brat finally learns to say thank you. tree →
• She's nought but a brat, with ne'er a cow or a cabbage o' her own." tree →

note

Calling someone a brat is rude; do not use it to an adult or a teacher. Plural «brats». Not to be confused with «bratwurst», a German sausage (sometimes shortened to «brat» in the USA).

In the corpora

• "xiǎo pìhái" means brat or little pest; adults say it about naughty children and it is a bit rude.
• brat means brother, as in tse miy brat, that's my brother; between boys bratan or brO means bro.
• molOdshyi brat means younger brother, and stArshyi means older.
• dvoYUrIdnyi brat means cousin, a boy cousin, and cousins are very close in many Ukrainian families.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brat» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.