as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a host of adorable moppets were hired for the ad campaign
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The one saving grace of this mercenary gorefest is its pronounced mean streak; not even adorable moppets are safe from the movie’s nasty, messy, indiscriminate bloodlust, which makes the inexplicable decision to release the movie on Christmas Day even funnier.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Unlike a lot of movie moppets, Leila is neither protagonist nor prop.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
He’s taken aback to realize that the adorable moppet who left him soy milk 20-some years ago (as we’re reminded of in one of the miniseries’ occasional inclusions of grainy clips from the 1994 film) has grown into an aimless 30something (Casey Wilson) who’s forgotten all about him.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
The adorable moppet eventually comes of age.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
From 1935 through 1938, the curly-haired moppet billed as Shirley Temple was the top box-office draw in the nation.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The moppet makes a new friend played by Jaylin Webb.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
Bonnie has an 11-year-old son, Charlie (Evan Whitten), who’s a metal-head moppet, scornful of his mother.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2021
No need to worry if little blond moppet Cindel Towani (Aubree Miller) will make it off Endor.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Unlike a lot of movie moppets, Leila is neither protagonist nor prop.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
He’s taken aback to realize that the adorable moppet who left him soy milk 20-some years ago (as we’re reminded of in one of the miniseries’ occasional inclusions of grainy clips from the 1994 film) has grown into an aimless 30something (Casey Wilson) who’s forgotten all about him.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
The adorable moppet eventually comes of age.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
From 1935 through 1938, the curly-haired moppet billed as Shirley Temple was the top box-office draw in the nation.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
The moppet makes a new friend played by Jaylin Webb.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2022
Bonnie has an 11-year-old son, Charlie (Evan Whitten), who’s a metal-head moppet, scornful of his mother.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2021
No need to worry if little blond moppet Cindel Towani (Aubree Miller) will make it off Endor.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
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“Moppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moppet. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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