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Synonyms for moppet

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mop-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒp ɪt

Définition of moppet

Origin :
  • endearing term for a baby, a girl, etc., c.1600, from Middle English moppe "little child, baby doll" (mid-15c.) + -et, diminutive suffix. The Middle English word also meant "simpleton, fool," and may have been cognate with Low German mop "simpleton" [Barnhart]. Or, if "baby doll" is the original sense in Middle English, perhaps from Latin mappa "napkin, tablecloth," hence "rag doll."
  • noun youth
Example sentences :
  • Dora was already tired of him; so he was soon forgotten by all but Moppet.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • Nobody ever knew the best part of the story but Moppet, Davy, and Gulliver.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • But did you remember the airs of the moppet—Could any thing be more ridiculous?
  • Extract from : « The Heiress; » by John Burgoyne
  • "Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the garden wall," said Moppet.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Tom Kitten » by Beatrix Potter
  • While their mother was searching the house, Moppet and Mittens had got into mischief.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Samuel Whiskers » by Beatrix Potter
  • But Moppet had been too much frightened to peep out of the barrel again.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Samuel Whiskers » by Beatrix Potter
  • Moppet and Mittens have grown up into very good rat-catchers.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Samuel Whiskers » by Beatrix Potter
  • Specs little missy'll scold dreffle; but Moppet'll take de scoldin for yer.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • Dan held the tiller, and Davy lay at his feet, with Nep bolt upright beside him; but the happiest face of all was Moppet's.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • Moppet, mop′et, n. a doll of rags: a young girl—also Mop′sy, an untidy woman.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various

Antonyms for moppet

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