rascal

«rascal» in Mova's school dictionary: A cheeky, naughty child or animal who makes mischief but… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rascal, rascals)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, affectionate) A cheeky, naughty child or animal who makes mischief but is loved. tree →

2) (old) A dishonest person; a rogue. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life grandparents call children «you little rascal» fondly. In old stories a rascal is a scoundrel. Phrases: little rascal, you rascal.

examples

• Come here, you little rascal! tree →
• The puppy is a rascal; it chewed my shoe. tree →
• My brother is a cheeky rascal. tree →
• The rascal stole the pies from the window. tree →
• Those rascals rang our doorbell and ran away. tree →
• Grandpa calls me his favourite rascal. tree →
• "What! are you here, you old rascal? tree →

note

Countable. Usually friendly today, not a serious insult. Adjective: rascally. Similar: scamp, monkey, rogue.

In the corpora

• "Rascal" means a mischievous, naughty child, said fondly.

Trees and pragmatics

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