A pert, mischievous, or roguish youngster; a brat.

A mischievous or cheeky person, esp. a man or child. Frequently as a playful or affectionate term of reproof.

In uses originally figurative (cf. member, v.2). Hence limb alone is used for: A mischievous person (in later use applied mostly to children); a…

A mischievous child (having a little of ‘the devil’ in him); a young urchin: often used playfully.

colloquial (chiefly British). A person (usually a boy) who is always causing trouble; a troublesome or mischievous child; †a wild young fellow, a…

A little imp.

A disreputable, dissolute, or immoral man; a rake. Also in weakened use as a term of abuse (also old rip).

A good-for-nothing, worthless person, a ne'er-do-well, ‘waster’; a rascal. Also playfully as a mild term of reproof.

(Usually in form hempie.) One who deserves to be hanged; one for whom hemp grows. Usually jocular: A mischievous giddy boy or girl.

A person resembling the character so nicknamed in Scott's Kenilworth; an impish-looking, mischievous, and flighty urchin; a person of grotesque…

British colloquial. As a term of mild contempt, often used affectionately or playfully: a mischievous child, a rascal. Frequently in little tinker…

English regional (southern and south-eastern), Scottish, and Irish English (northern). A naughty or mischievous child, esp. in young faggot, little…

A good-for-nothing, a rascal, a rogue. (Now usually playfully of children.)