moppet (colloquial) munchkin (informal) nipper (slang) slip. small fry (informal)
infant , newborn, newborn baby, child , toddler , babe in arms, neonate, young one, little one, cherub, babe (informal), brat (informal), tot (informal), little angel (informal), little monster (informal), kiddie (informal), kid (slang), littl'un (slang), rugrat (slang), sprog (UK, slang), bundle of joy, another mouth ...
Whippersnapper is usually used in a much milder way, as by an older person in order to emphasize the youth of the person being addressed. It seems to have come from an earlier word, snippersnapper, which was first used, with the same meaning, in the late 1500s.
Child and/or Baby. But also bairn, wain (Scotland), kid, kiddie, kiddo, sprog, brat, chickie, chicken, moppet, whelp, youth, yob, yobbo, little git (not to be confused with “a git” or “big git”)…. to name a few.
Bairn is a Northern English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. It originated in Old English as "bearn", becoming restricted to Scotland and the North of England c. 1700.
Brat. Definition - an ill-mannered annoying child.
▲ A very young child or baby. infant. baby. babe.
On this page you'll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sassy, such as: arrant, audacious, bold, brassy, brazen, and cheeky.
ankle-biter – a small or young child.
In text messages and online, bb can be short for baby, especially as it's used as a term of endearment for significant others or friends.
love child (plural love children) (euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.
In contemporary English, kid is neither slang nor improper. It is, however, most definitely informal, so those writing professionally or in a formal register might prefer to use child.
Kids between 8 and 12 are called “tweens” because they are in between children and teenagers.
child prodigy
nounvery gifted young person. boy wonder. genius. gifted child. gifted student.
Middle Childhood (6-8 years of age)
A spoiled child or spoiled brat is a derogatory term aimed at children who exhibit behavioral problems from being overindulged by their parents or other caregivers. Children and teens who are perceived as spoiled may be described as "overindulged", "grandiose", "narcissistic" or "egocentric-regressed".
Definitions of imp. one who is playfully mischievous. synonyms: monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp. types: brat, holy terror, little terror, terror. a very troublesome child.
Choose the adjective petulant to describe a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way. The adjective, petulant, is a disapproving term used to describe a bad-tempered child, an adult behaving like an angry child or behavior of this type.
The word “kid” is an informal slang, and refers to them as something they are not - little energetic goats. Can a goat grow up to lead people and think logically? Exactly. It's disrespectful.
The meaning was extended to a “child” (from a “young goat”) in the late 16th century slang and became established in the mid 19th century.
informal. your younger brother. As a lad I had to take my kid brother to school every day.