moppet

[ mop-it ]
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noun
  1. a young child.

Origin of moppet

1
1900–05; obsolete mop rag doll, baby (see mop1) + -et

Words Nearby moppet

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How to use moppet in a sentence

  • We tested them on one little moppet who was significantly more interested in eating snow than skiing.

  • moppet and Mittens tried to pull him together; his hat fell off, and the rest of his buttons burst.

    The Tale of Tom Kitten | Beatrix Potter
  • moppet and Tom descended after her; the pinafores and all the rest of Tom's clothes came off on the way down.

    The Tale of Tom Kitten | Beatrix Potter
  • They turned their pinafores back to front, and went up with a skip and a jump; moppet's white tucker fell down into the road.

    The Tale of Tom Kitten | Beatrix Potter
  • Poor kid, when she was a barefoot moppet she stepped on a fledgling robin in the grass.

    Vigorish | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss moppet.

    The Story of Miss Moppet | Beatrix Potter

British Dictionary definitions for moppet

moppet

/ (ˈmɒpɪt) /


noun
  1. a less common word for poppet (def. 1)

Origin of moppet

1
C17: from obsolete mop rag doll; of obscure origin

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