Synonyms and antonyms of Informal and humorous words used to refer to children in American Thesaurus

brat (noun)

informal an annoying child who behaves badly

brat (noun)

informal an insulting word for a child

brood (noun)

humorous a group of young children who all have the same mother

crybaby (noun)

informal someone who cries too much, especially a child

devil (noun)

informal someone who does not behave very well, especially a child. You usually use this word when you are not really angry with the person

fidget (noun)

informal someone, especially a child, who fidgets a lot

kid (noun)

a child

kiddie (noun)

informal a very young child

kiddy ()

another spelling of kiddie

kids (noun)

informal a young adult

mite (noun)

spoken a young child or animal, especially one that you feel sorry for

monkey (noun)

informal someone, especially a child who behaves badly but in a funny way rather than in an annoying way

monster (noun)

often humorous a child who behaves badly

munchkin (noun)

informal a nice friendly small child

nipper (noun)

informal old-fashioned a small child

pest (noun)

someone who keeps annoying you, especially a child

rascal (noun)

humorous a child who behaves badly but who you like too much to be angry with

rug rat (noun)

Americanhumorous a very young child, especially one that has started to crawl (=move along the ground)

scalawag (noun)

old-fashioned someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but is difficult to dislike

scamp (noun)

informal old-fashioned someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but is difficult to dislike

scrap (noun)

Britishinformal a very small thin person, often a child

small fry (noun)

informalAmerican very young children

tattle-tale (noun)

Americaninformal a child who tells an adult about something bad that another child has done. This word shows that you dislike someone who does this.

teen (noun)

informal a teenager

teenybopper (noun)

informal old-fashioned a young teenager, especially a girl, who is enthusiastic about the latest fashions, movies, and music for her age group

telltale (noun)

Britishinformal a tattle-tale

tike ()

another spelling of tyke

tinker (noun)

Britishinformal a young child who behaves badly

tot (noun)

informal a small child

tyke (noun)

informal a small child