"moppet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moppets [plural]
Etymology: From mop (“child, girl”) + -et. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mop|et|t1=child, girl}} mop (“child, girl”) + -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} moppet (plural moppets)
  1. (colloquial) A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Children Translations (colloquial expression for a child): Püppchen [neuter] (German), Hosenmatz [masculine] (German), Fratz [masculine] (German), mico [colloquial, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-moppet-en-noun-GwCbLHCh Disambiguation of Children: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of 'colloquial expression for a child': 84 9 7
  2. (dated) A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Children Translations (rag baby, puppet made of cloth): Stoffpuppe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-moppet-en-noun-jcNoSEmX Disambiguation of Children: 35 41 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 67 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 61 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 27 55 17 Disambiguation of 'rag baby, puppet made of cloth': 5 92 3
  3. (dated) A long-haired pet dog. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Children, People
    Sense id: en-moppet-en-noun-UUIdZfye Disambiguation of Children: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of People: 29 32 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moppetry Related terms: muppet Coordinate_terms: mopsy

Inflected forms

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