What does moppet mean?

Definitions for moppet
ˈmɒp ɪtmop·pet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. moppetnoun

    a little girl (usually one you are fond of)

Wiktionary

  1. moppetnoun

    child

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Moppet, Mopseynoun

    A puppet made of rags, as a mop is made; a fondling name for a girl.

    Etymology: perhaps from mop.

    Our sovereign lady: made for a queen?
    With a globe in one hand, and a sceptre in t’other?
    A very pretty moppet! John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

ChatGPT

  1. moppet

    A moppet is a term used to describe a small, sweet or endearing child. It can also be used to refer to a girl, or a doll or puppet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Moppetnoun

    a rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman

  2. Moppetnoun

    a long-haired pet dog

  3. Etymology: [From 3d Mop.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Moppet

    mop′et, n. a doll of rags: a young girl—also Mop′sy, an untidy woman.—adj. Mop′sical, short-sighted: stupid.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of moppet in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of moppet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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