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ratette

ratette noun: a female rat (any sense).

Noun

ratette (plural ratettes)

  1. (informal) A female rat (any sense).
    • For one painful second she thought about him calling her his "little ratette" yesterday.1994, Jackie Merritt, Persistent Lady, →ISBN, page 76
    • Yes, all you Park rats and ratettes, that's your very own election district.2001, Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead, →ISBN, page 17

Forms of ratette

pluralratettes

Origin of ratette

From rat + -ette.

Questions about ratette

What does ratette mean?
Ratette means a female rat (any sense).
What part of speech is ratette?
Ratette is a noun.
What is the plural of ratette?
The plural of ratette is ratettes.

Words near ratette in the dictionary

  1. rates of interest
  2. rates of return
  3. rates of speed
  4. ratest
  5. rateth
  6. ratette
  7. ratettes
  8. ratface
  9. ratfaced
  10. ratfaces
  11. ratfink

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