moppet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mop (“child, girl”) + -et.
Noun[edit]
moppet (plural moppets)
- (colloquial) A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way.
- 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name.
- (dated) A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth.
- (dated) A long-haired pet dog.
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colloquial expression for a child
rag baby, puppet made of cloth
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Verb[edit]
moppet
- inflection of moppe:
- simple past
- past participle