Appendix:Glossary of child pejoratives
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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