Meaning & use
brat
A child, or sometimes an adult, who behaves in a spoiled, rude, or unruly way.
See it in a sentence
The other parents winced as the brat threw his toys across the room.
She was called a spoiled brat for demanding a new phone every year.
A note on using this word
Brat is usually disapproving, though it can be used affectionately among close friends or family.
Words with a similar meaning
troublemakerspoiled child
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