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rugrat

noun

Etymology

Circa 1975. rug + rat, presumably from crawling on the floor.

  1. derived from *Hreh₃d-✻ — “to scrape, scratch, gnaw”
  2. inherited from *rattaz✻
  3. inherited from *ratt✻
  4. inherited from rætt
  5. inherited from ratte
  6. compounded as rugrat — “rug + rat”

Definitions

  1. A toddler, a young child.

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