moppet

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth. dated
  3. A long-haired pet dog. dated

词形变化

moppets plural

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English mop
English -et
English moppet
From mop (“child, girl”) + -et.
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