ratette

English

Etymology

From rat +‎ -ette.

Noun

ratette (plural ratettes)

1. (informal) A female rat (any sense).
   • 1994, Jackie Merritt, Persistent Lady, →ISBN, page 76:

     For one painful second she thought about him calling her his "little ratette" yesterday.

   • 2001, Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead, →ISBN, page 17:

     Yes, all you Park rats and ratettes, that's your very own election district.

   • 2015, Angi Morgan, The Ranger, →ISBN, page 14:

     Mitch would find the rat—or ratette—and move on without anyone knowing.

Anagrams

• tetrate