rugrat
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈrʌɡˌræt/
- Slang
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pequeño
- These rugrats are full of energy, running around and playing games all day long.
- little rugrats
Examples
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As a fellow GenXer and a parent of two very young rugrats, I couldn't have said it better myself.
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When we go to the park, I always take my rugrat so he can play on the swings.
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Especially with a little rugrat running around, you know?
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As others have commented, you will have the energy to run around after a little rugrat after getting two hours of sleep the night before.
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New pictures of the rugrats.
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Our little rugrat, Zeb, joined us in June of '07.
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If you live close to your nieces and nephews, offer to take the rugrats off their parents' hands for a couple of hours or an entire evening.
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Hell, I didn't really feel like I was an adult until I was 40 (by which time I'd been married 11 years and had two rugrats).
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The Buchers across the street have draped their porch in American flag crepe for their party tonight; already their little rugrats are puncturing the Azusa sky with bottle rockets.
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The little rugrat was crawling across the living room floor, giggling as she explored her surroundings.
Synonyms
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1.0
A young child who has just started to walk, usually one to three years old
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7.7
A young child
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7.5
A young child
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8.2
A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way
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8.2
A small child who makes trouble in a playful way
A very small child
A small child who behaves badly, often in a playful way
A lively child who likes to climb and play noisy games
Compounds
How Young
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Morphology
Etymology
Rugrat comes from the words rug and rat, imagining a small child crawling on the floor like a little 'rat' on a rug. So rugrat means a young child, especially one who is crawling or just learning to walk.