brattery
brattery noun: a collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc.
Noun
brattery (countable and uncountable, plural bratteries)
- A collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc.
- I should esteem myself in luck, were the nuisances of this seaport confined only to two senses; but, alas! the apartment above my head proves a squalling brattery, and the sounds which proceed from it are so loud and frequent, that a person might think himself in limbo, without any extravagance.1834, William Beckford (novelist), (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- Whole bratteries of little Aarons and Abrahams, who invariably after two years old, but sometimes earlier, develop the noses and the expressions of their elders, are also airing at the doors.1899, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 165, page 676
- Brattish behaviour.
Forms of brattery
| plural | bratteries |
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Origin of brattery
From brat + -ery.
Questions about brattery
- What does brattery mean?
- Brattery means a collection of brats; a children's nursery, etc.
- What part of speech is brattery?
- Brattery is a noun.
- What is the plural of brattery?
- The plural of brattery is bratteries.
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