"brattery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bratteries [plural]
Etymology: brat + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brat|ery}} brat + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brattery (countable and uncountable, plural bratteries)
  1. (countable, informal) A collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-brattery-en-noun-30MaSe2s
  2. (uncountable, informal) Brattish behaviour. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brattery-en-noun--2W77dK- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 37 63

Inflected forms

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