- army brat
-
O-Ren Ishii was born on an American military base in Tokyo, Japan. The half Japanese, half Chinese American army brat made her first acquaintance with death at the age of nine.
Wikipedia foundation.
army brat
Look at other dictionaries:
army brat — n. Slang a daughter or son of a career U.S. Army officer or enlisted person, esp. one raised in military communities: also written Army brat … English World dictionary
army brat — n. a child born to a parent in the army. (Such a child will live in many different places.) □ I was an army brat and went to seven different schools before I got out of high school. □ We army brats tend to stick together … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
army brat — Informal. the child of an army officer or enlisted person, esp. one who has grown up on army bases or in military communities. * * * … Universalium
Army brat — n. child in a regular Army family … English slang
army brat — noun the child of a career officer of the United States Army • Hypernyms: ↑child, ↑kid … Useful english dictionary
army brat — child of a military professional (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
brat — n. (colloq.) 1) a spoiled brat 2) an Army brat ( child in an Army family ) * * * [bræt] (colloq.) a spoiled brat an Army brat ( child in an Army family ) … Combinatory dictionary
brat — [bræt] n informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from brat rough or torn piece of clothing (10 20 centuries), from Old Irish bratt cloak ] 1.) a badly behaved child ▪ a spoiled brat 2.) Army/Navy/military etc brat … Dictionary of contemporary English
brat — noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect brat coarse garment Date: circa 1505 1. a. child; specifically an ill mannered annoying child < a spoiled brat > b. an ill mannered … New Collegiate Dictionary
Military brat (U.S. subculture) — A military brat (and various brat derivatives)[a] describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent (or parents) serve full time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of American… … Wikipedia
