The difference between Brat and Imp

When used as nouns, brat means a child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish, whereas imp means a young shoot of a plant, tree etc.


Imp is also verb with the meaning: to plant or engraft.

check bellow for the other definitions of Brat and Imp

  1. Brat as a noun (pejorative, _, slang):

    A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

    Examples:

    "Get that little brat away from me!"

  2. Brat as a noun (slang):

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

    Examples:

    "an army brat"

  3. Brat as a noun:

    a or flatfish

  4. Brat as a noun (historic):

    A rough cloak or ragged garment

  5. Brat as a noun (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wright"

  6. Brat as a noun (obsolete):

    The young of an animal.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek L'Estrange"

  1. Brat as a noun (informal):

    bratwurst

  1. Brat as a noun (mining):

    A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

  1. Brat as a noun (military):

  1. Imp as a noun (obsolete):

    A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.

  2. Imp as a noun (obsolete):

    A scion, offspring; a child.

  3. Imp as a noun:

    A young or inferior devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

  4. Imp as a noun:

    A mischievous child.

  5. Imp as a noun (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

  6. Imp as a noun:

    A baby Tasmanian devil.

  1. Imp as a verb (obsolete):

    To plant or engraft.

  2. Imp as a verb (archaic):

    To graft, implant; to set or fix.

  3. Imp as a verb (falconry):

    To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.

  4. Imp as a verb:

    To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

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