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

Following Beyoncé's 11 nominations are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli xcx — who taught everyone how to have a brat summer — with seven nods. —Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025

Martha is brat Martha Stewart loves an unlikely pairing (hey, Snoop Dogg!), and Uber Eats chose to put her next to Charli XCX. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025

Near West End Bar West on Grove Avenue has a watch party with cheesesteaks and brats — plus a pound of flat wings and a beer pitcher for $20. —Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025

The visual splendor of the spoiled brat’s college trousseau certainly casts a cinematic spell. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 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