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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brat \Brat\ (br[a^]t), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS bratt cloak, fr the Celtic; cf W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, rag, Ir brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence a child.] 1. A coarse garment or cloak; also coarse clothing, in general. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright. 3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense but now usually in a contemptuous sense ``This brat is none of mine.'' --Shak. ``A beggar's brat.'' --Swift. O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed! --Gascoigne. 4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brat \Brat\, n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brat n : a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {little terror}, {holy terror}]
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