brat
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈbrat 
1
a
disparaging : child
specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child
a spoiled brat
b
: an ill-mannered immature person
2
: the child of a career military person
army brats
also : the child of a person whose career is in a specified and typically unusual field
Hollywood brats
brattiness
ˈbra-tē-nəs
noun brattish
ˈbra-tish
adjective bratty
ˈbra-tē
adjective brat
2 of 2noun (2)
ˈbrät
ˈbrat
: bratwurst
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment
Noun (2)
by shortening
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1949, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
brat
noun
ˈbrat
: a naughty annoying child
bratty
adjective
as in brattish
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- brattish
- troublesome
- mischievous
- upsetting
- infuriating
- offensive
- tiresome
- angering
- enraging
- trying
- stressful
- troubling
- painful
- importunate
- distractive
- annoying
- worrisome
- abrasive
- inconveniencing
- displeasing
- pesty
- spiny
- exasperating
- biting
- irritating
- aggravating
- burdensome
- discomforting
- grating
- irksome
- vexatious
- importune
- disquieting
- jangling
- frustrating
- pesky
- distressing
- maddening
- bothersome
- pestiferous
- riling
- jarring
- vexing
- nettling
- thorny
- nettlesome
- chafing
- plaguey
- pestilential
- rankling
- peeving
- carking
- rebarbative
- galling
- plaguy
- pestilent
- disturbing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- delightful
- pleasing