brat

1 of 2

noun (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 2

noun (2)

ˈbrät 

ˈbrat

: bratwurst

Examples of brat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The free party will take place at the Terrace from 4 to 6 p.m. The celebration includes an appearance from Bucky Badger, free Johnsonville brats for the first 400 attendees, a DJ, a performance by the University of Wisconsin Spirit Squad, and free Terrace Lemonade and mocktail tastings. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024

Trump is 77 and acts like a spoiled 7-year-old brat. —George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024

Union Hmong Kitchen is subbing out last year’s noodle dish for a banh mi brat with Hmong sausage, which chef Yia Vang said is a dish he’s been playing around with behind the scenes after it was created almost by accident for a post-shift meal. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2024

Wayne's extensive menu features a variety of hamburgers and cheeseburgers, hotdogs, brats, fish and chicken sandwiches, chili, ice cream, shakes, sundaes and other sweet treats. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024

The Milwaukee area is celebrating Fred Usinger Day with free brats. —Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024

But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over. —EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024

Steven Spielberg Scorsese's movie brat buddy Steven Spielberg has the second-most BAFTA nominations in the Best Direction category. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024

Get Italian sausage or brats, cut open the casings and quickly roll the meat into balls for fast meatballs, already seasoned and ready to go. —Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024

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 

: child sense 2a

especially : an ill-mannered annoying child

brattish

ˈbrat-ish 

adjective

bratty

ˈbrat-ē 

adjective