a very troublesome child
"The brat kept pulling the cat's tail while his mother tried to feed him dinner."
A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
"My doctor put me on BRAT after I got food poisoning last night."
bratwurst
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.
Initialism of bananas, rice, apple sauce, toast: the basis of a diet formerly recommended for an upset stomach.
The word "brat" originated in Early Modern English slang around 1500 to mean "beggar's child." It likely comes from Scots or an Old English dialectal word for a ragged garment, which traces back to a Celtic root meaning "cloak."