Moppet

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way. colloquial

    "They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name."

  2. 2
    a little girl (usually one you are fond of) wordnet
  3. 3
    A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth. dated
  4. 4
    A long-haired pet dog. dated

Etymology

From mop (“child, girl”) + -et.

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