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View synonyms for moppet

moppet

[ mop-it ]

noun

  1. a young child.


moppet

/ ˈmɒpɪt /

noun

  1. a less common word for poppet


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moppet1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of moppet1

C17: from obsolete mop rag doll; of obscure origin

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Example Sentences

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.

Moppet and Tom descended after her; the pinafores and all the rest of Tom's clothes came off on the way down.

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.

Poor kid, when she was a barefoot moppet she stepped on a fledgling robin in the grass.

This is the Mouse peeping out behind the cupboard, and making fun of Miss Moppet.

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