German

Noun

Brat n ‎(genitive Brats, no plural)

1. (Austria) Synonym of Brät

Plautdietsch

Noun

Brat n ‎(plural Bräda)

1. board
2. shelf

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɹat/
• (US) enPR: brăt, IPA^(key): /bɹæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

brat ‎(plural brats)

1. (pejorative slang) A child; especially, one who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

   Get that little brat away from me!‎

2. (slang) A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.

   an army brat

3. a turbot or flatfish
   • 1843, Thomas Wilson, The Movement^{[The Pitman's Pay: And Other Poems]}:

     For the crabby awd dealers in ling, cod, and brats / And the vurgins that tempt us wi' nice maiden skyet...

4. (obsolete) A rough cloak or ragged garment
   • 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Line 881”, in The Canon's Yeoman's Tale:

     Whicħ þat þey myght / wrape hem in at nyght / And a brat / to walk in / by day-light

5. (obsolete, Britain, Scotland, dialect) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
   • 1882, John Strathesk, “pp. 135”, in Blinkbonny^{[The English Dialect Dictionary... brat]}:

     [She] had still on the rough worsted apron of nappy homespun wool, called a "brat".

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)

6. (obsolete) The young of an animal.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of L'Estrange to this entry?)

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:child.

Translations

Etymology 2

Shortened from bratwurst, from German Bratwurst.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: brŏt, IPA^(key): /bɹɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

brat ‎(plural brats)

1. (informal) bratwurst

Translations

See also

• Appendix:English collective nouns

Etymology 3

Noun

brat ‎(plural brats)

1. (mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

Etymology 4

Noun

brat

1. (military) Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.

Anagrams

• Bart, BART

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brat/, [b̥ʁɑd̥]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brantr, brattr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Norwegian bratt, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Alternative forms

• brant (dialectal)

Adjective

brat

1. steep

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brattr ‎(“steep”) and merged with Old Norse bráðr ‎(“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz ‎(“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- ‎(“steam, vapour”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‎(“to seethe, toss about, cook”).

Adjective

brat

1. sudden

Inflection

References

• “brat” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Verb

brat

1. Imperative singular of braten.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of braten.

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [bˠɾˠɑt̪ˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): [bˠɾˠat̪ˠ]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic *bratto- (compare Welsh brethyn ‎(“cloth”), from *bratt-ino-).

Noun

brat m ‎(genitive singular brait, nominative plural brait)

1. mantle, cloak
2. covering
3. (theater) curtain

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

brat m ‎(genitive singular brat, nominative plural bratanna)

1. broth; thick soup

Declension

Mutation

References

• "brat" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “bratt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

brat m

1. brother

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brat]

Verb

brat

1. supine of braś

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brat]

Noun

brat m pers ‎(diminutive braciszek)

1. brother
   • Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska, Mark 1:16:

     A przechadzając się nad Morzem Galilejskim, zobaczył Szymona i Andrzeja, jego brata, zarzucających sieć w morze; byli bowiem rybakami.

     As Jesus was strolling beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen

Declension

Derived terms

• bratowa

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic *bratto- (compare Welsh brethyn ‎(“cloth”), from *bratt-ino-).

Noun

brat m ‎(genitive singular brata, plural bratan)

1. cloak, cover, covering, mantle, veil, canopy
2. mat

Derived terms

• brat-cùil

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brât/

Noun

brȁt m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бра̏т)

1. brother
2. mate, pal, buddy, when used in informal speech to address somebody in vocative (brate)

Declension

Usage notes

There is no plural form for this noun. Instead, the collective term brȁća is used for plural meanings.

Derived terms

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brat]

Noun

brat m ‎(genitive singular brata, nominative plural bratia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. brother

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrát/
• Tonal orthography: brȁt

Noun

bràt m anim ‎(genitive bráta, nominative plural brátje or bráti)

1. brother

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from English brat ‎(“spoiled child”).

Noun

brat c

1. (slang) person who is very careful about following fashion trends; someone who rarely ever acts independently but rather follows peer pressure, usually maintaining an appearance of visible wealth

Usage notes

• Mainly used in plural, as a collective noun.
• Can occasionally be seen considered as neuter rather than common.

Synonyms

• stekare