Appendix:Glossary of child pejoratives
The following is a glossary of child pejoratives, or terms that are used in a disparaging manner in reference to children.
English
[edit]- ankle biter/ankle-biter/anklebiter
- brat
- carpet rat
- crib lizard
- crotch dumpling
- crotch fruit/crotchfruit
- crumb factory (used originally by food service workers)
- crumb snatcher/crumb-snatcher/crumbsnatcher
- curtain climber/curtain-climber/curtainclimber
- mommies' mistake
- rug ape
- rug rat/rug-rat/rugrat
- sperm blossom
- sprog
- urchin
Historical
[edit]- kid, originally referring to young goats
See also
[edit]- thesaurus:child Derogatory section