- rug rat
- rug ratSl. a small child, especially an infant or toddler. (Also a term of address.) •
You got any rug rats at your house?
•Hey, you cute little rug rat, come over here.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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rug rat — rug ,rat noun count AMERICAN HUMOROUS a very young child, especially one that has started to CRAWL (=move along the ground) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rug rat — noun : child : kid adopt some little rug rats Joseph Wambaugh * * * rug rat noun (N American slang) A child, esp one not yet walking • • • Main Entry: ↑rug * * * rug rat UK US … Useful english dictionary
rug rat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rug rat : singular rug rat plural rug rats American humorous a very young child, especially one that has started to crawl (= move along the ground) … English dictionary
rug rat — noun usually a little child, up to the age of six years. Now listen, you little rug rat, I said threateningly, Im going to wash your hair and that is it. Get it? Syn: ankle biter, brat … Wiktionary
rug rat — /ˈrʌg ræt/ (say rug rat) noun Colloquial a small child, especially one at the crawling stage …
rug rat — AND ankle biter n. a child. □ You got any ankle biters at your house? □ Hey, you cute little rug rat, come over here … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rug rat — n a child. A phrase which, like the synony mous ankle biter, has become popular, especially in young middle class families, since the 1980s. Rug bug and carpet rat are alternative forms. The phrase was popularised by its adoption as the title of… … Contemporary slang
rug rat — I n A small child. I m just not ready for a steady job and a house full of rug rats. 1970s II np Small child. Pam is married now, with two rug rats. 1970s … Historical dictionary of American slang
rug rat — n. child; kid. Any rug rats at home? … English slang
rug rat — noun Date: 1975 slang a child not yet old enough for school … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rug-rat — small child, especially one at the crawling stage … Dictionary of Australian slang
