Synonyms and antonyms of Informal and humorous words used to refer to children in British 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 young adult

kiddie (noun)

informal a very young child

kiddy ()

another spelling of kiddie

kids (noun)

informal a child

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)

mainly Americaninformal a nice friendly small child

nipper (noun)

informal old-fashioned a small child

perisher (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned a child who behaves very badly

pest (noun)

informal 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)

scallywag (noun)

informal old-fashioned someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but who 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

tattle-tale (noun)

Americaninformal a telltale

tearaway (noun)

Britishinformal a young person who does dangerous, silly, or illegal things that often get them into trouble

teen (noun)

informal a teenager

teeny-bopper (noun)

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

telltale (noun)

Britishinformalshowing disapproval a child who tells an adult about something bad that another child has done

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 who behaves badly