a spoiled child

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• spoiled child — overly pampered child …   English contemporary dictionary

• Child discipline — is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a… …   Wikipedia

• Spoiled brat — A spoiled brat (alternatively spelled spoilt brat) is a child who believes that they are superior to others around them, usually as a result of their parents and/or other educators systematically failing to teach socially acceptable behavior and… …   Wikipedia

• child — n. 1) to adopt; bear, give birth to, have a child (she had four children) 2) to carry a child (a mother carries a child for nine months) 3) to beget; conceive a child 4) to bring up, raise, rear a child 5) to feed; nurse; wean a child 6) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• spoiled — adjective 1. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention (Freq. 1) a spoiled child • Syn: ↑spoilt • Similar to: ↑ill natured 2. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition bad m …   Useful english dictionary

• spoiled — [spɔıld] adj also spoilt BrE 1.) a spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want ▪ Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child) . ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spoiled — [ spɔıld ] adjective 1. ) a child who is spoiled behaves badly if they do not get what they want because people have always given them everything they want 2. ) spoiled food has started to decay …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spoiled — spoiled, spoilt In BrE the normal form for the past tense and past participle is spoilt, although spoiled is also used and is the dominant form in AmE. As an adjective in attributive position (i.e. before a noun, as in a spoilt child) spoilt is… …   Modern English usage

• spoiled — usually spoilt BrE adjective 1 someone, especially a child, who is spoiled is rude and behaves badly because their parents have always given them what they want and allowed them to do what they want: spoiled brat (=spoiled, annoying child) |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spoiled rotten — mod. indulged in; greatly spoiled. □ This kid is spoiled rotten! □ I was spoiled rotten when I was a child, so I’m used to this kind of wasteful luxury …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ …   Collocations dictionary