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# brat

noun (a brat, brats); adjective bratty

«brat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, rude) A brat is a child who behaves badly, is spoiled or rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#m1)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#m2)
3. (informal) Sometimes used jokingly about any annoying younger person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x1)
- Stop being such a brat and share your sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x2)
- My cousin was an army brat and lived in five countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x3)
- The little brat kicked my chair the whole film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x4)
- Mum said, «Don't be bratty to your sister.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x5)
- In the story, the brat finally learns to say thank you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x6)
- She's nought but a brat, with ne'er a cow or a cabbage o' her own." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/#x7)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brat.html) on Mova free.