brattish

1 8.2

A child who behaves badly and expects special treatment

adjective
/ˈbrætɪʃ/

Offensive

: malcriado

That brattish child threw a tantrum in the store.

Examples

Her brattish behavior embarrassed her parents at the restaurant.
The teacher was at her wit's end with the brattish boy who refused to sit still in class.
He acted in such a brattish way that no one wanted to play with him.
Why is Timmy being so brattish today?
The brattish child refused to share his toys with anyone at the party.
After throwing a tantrum, his brattish behavior embarrassed his parents in front of the guests.
The teacher had to discipline the brattish student for constantly interrupting the class.

Synonyms

spoiled

vsbrattish

Offensive

154 2.7

A person, often a child, who behaves badly because they get too much attention or gifts

shows impolite unruly behavior rather than a long-term pampered character

naughty

vsbrattish

59 1.0

Badly behaved or not following rules, usually a child

focuses on impolite unruliness often linked to indulgent upbringing rather than mere disobedience

bratty

vsbrattish

Offensive

11 5.5

To behave in a rude, spoiled way like a child

is mainly about impolite unruly behavior rather than clear deliberate disrespect

Antonyms

polite

336 1.0

Showing good manners and respect to other people

well-behaved

20 2.8

Polite and calm around other people

How Bratty

spoiled

Offensive

154 2.7

brattish

Offensive

1 8.2

naughty

59 1.0

disobedient

11 4.0

well-behaved

20 2.8

Surface Forms

brattish positive

Morphology

brattish = brat (transparent) = brat + ish

Formed from the noun 'brat' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat/like', so its meaning is directly derivable from the base.

Etymology

Brattish comes from brat, a common word for a spoiled or badly behaved child, and the ending -ish, which means 'like' or 'somewhat'. So brattish means 'somewhat like a brat', behaving childishly or rudely.