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brattish — brat ► NOUN informal ▪ a badly behaved child. DERIVATIVES brattish adjective. ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of Scots bratchet, from Old French brachet hound, bitch … English terms dictionary
brattish — adjective see brat … New Collegiate Dictionary
brattish — adjective Characteristic of a brat; childishly rude and annoying. Syn: bratty … Wiktionary
brattish — North Country (Newcastle) Words a wooden partition (a brattice), used for purpose of ventilation in coal mines... also...any slight partition dividing rooms … English dialects glossary
brattish — brat·tish … English syllables
brattish — /ˈbrætɪʃ/ (say bratish) adjective 1. resembling or in the manner of a brat. 2. displaying an insolence regarded as characteristic of an ill disciplined child. {brat + t + ish1} –brattishly, adverb –brattishness, noun …
brattish — adjective (used of an ill mannered child) impolitely unruly • Syn: ↑bratty • Similar to: ↑impolite • Derivationally related forms: ↑brat (for: ↑bratty) … Useful english dictionary
brat — brattish, adj. /brat/, n. a child, esp. an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation). [1495 1505; perh. transferred use of brat rag, OE bratt cloak < Celt; cf. Ir brat mantle, cloak] * * * … Universalium
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brat — noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment Date: circa 1505 1. a. child; specifically an ill mannered annoying child < a spoiled brat > b. an ill mannered … New Collegiate Dictionary
