Brat Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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Ben described being called a "brat" online for distancing himself from his mother to protect his mental health.

From BBC

It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course, if I’d grown up the commander’s daughter, I might be a stuck-up brat too.

From Literature

"The Moment" satirises the consequences of her hit 2024 album "brat", as rapacious record company executives and a film director played by Alexander Skarsgard seek to jump on the juggernaut.

From Barron's

Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” leaves Heathcliff’s racial identity ambiguous, with characters referring to him as a “gipsy brat,” “lascar” and “Spanish castaway” at different points throughout the novel.

From Los Angeles Times