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单词 moppet
释义 mop·pet
\ˈmäpə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete English mop fool, child (from Middle English) + -et; probably akin to Low German mops simpleton, pugnosed dog, Dutch mop, mops pugnosed dog, obsolete Dutch moppen to pout, grumble
1. : child, youngster
 < a production that will wow the moppets and their parents — Billboard >
 < a jury of moppets aged from about four through twelve render opinions on the problems of other children — Pasadena (Calif.) Independent >
2. archaic
 a. : a young woman : damsel
  < lustily calling to the landlubbers and to the fair moppets about her — Pall Mall Magazine >
 especially : one given to frivolity
 b. : an effeminate man : fop
  < several times dismissed such manikins as moppets — I.J.C.Brown >
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