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Brat vs Lad - What's the difference?

brat | lad |

As nouns the difference between brat and lad

is that brat is brother while lad is lady.

brat

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the term "brat" derives from an Old English (Old English) slang term meaning "beggar's child". Originally a dialectal word, from northern and western England and the Midlands, for a "makeshift or ragged garment"; probably the same word as (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A child (as a pejorative term); offspring.
  • Now often specifically, a selfish or spoiled child.
  • a (w) or flatfish
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  • A rough cloak or ragged garment
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  • (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
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    • (Wright)
  • (obsolete) The young of an animal.
    • (rfquotek, L'Estrange)
    Synonyms
    * See also .

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from bratwurst, from the (etyl) Bratwurst

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • bratwurst

    • See also

    * English clippings

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

    • Etymology 4

    Acronym

  • (military) B.R.A.T. - Born, Raised, And Transferred.

    • Anagrams

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    lad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boy or young man.
  • (British) A jack the lad; a boyo.
    • I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
  • A familiar term of address for a young man.
  • A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad ).
  • (Ireland) The penis.
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    • Usage notes

    Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.

    Related terms

    * ladette * laddie * laddish * lass * lassie

    References

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    External links

    * lad] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

    Anagrams

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