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chattery kid

chattery kid

4.6
A child who talks a lot and is often noisy
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : niño charlatán
  • Every classroom seems to have at least one chattery kid who can't stop talking.

Examples

  • The teacher struggled to quiet the chattery kid during the lesson.

  • One chattery kid dominated the conversation at the birthday party.

  • The chattery kid kept everyone entertained at the party.

  • My neighbor has a chattery kid who loves to play outside.

  • Every classroom seems to have at least one chattery kid who can't stop talking.

  • One chattery kid dominated the conversation at the birthday party.

  • The teacher struggled to quiet the chattery kid during the lesson.

Synonyms

chatterbox
vschattery kid
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is for a noisy, excitable young person rather than any talkative person
motormouth
vschattery kid
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

emphasizes rapid or nonstop speech rather than noisy excitable behaviour
yapper
vschattery kid
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way

is more about an excitable noisy young person rather than just loud annoyance
chatterer
vschattery kid
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

focuses on trivial or irritating talk rather than youthful noisy excitement
yabber
vschattery kid
  • Australian
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

is more about informal trivial talk rather than noisy excitable young behaviour

How Talkative

garrulousness
  • Formal
8.9
chattery kid
  • Informal
4.6
chatty
  • Informal
36 3.3
talkative
33 2.5
quiet
∞ 1.0
reserved
3.7

Surface Forms

chattery kid singular
chattery kids plural

Morphology

chattery + kid

The meaning 'a child who talks a lot' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chattery' (excessively talkative) with 'kid' (child). This adjective+noun composition is a straightforward, common pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Chattery kid comes from the word chatter, the quick, small noise birds or teeth make when they move fast. Imagine a child making the same fast, nonstop sounds, and that's why chattery kid means 'a child who talks a lot and makes a lot of noise'.