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 — 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