army brat

noun

One who has a parent or parents in the military, possibly one who lives on a military base.

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Meanings

nounarmy brat (plural army brats)

plural army brats

  1. USOne who has a parent or parents in the military, possibly one who lives on a military base.

    O-Ren Ishii was born on an American military base in Tokyo, Japan. The half Japanese, half Chinese American army brat made her first acquaintance with death at the age of nine.

    2003, Quentin Tarantino (writer–director), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (film), 0:33–4

Translations

Finnish kapiaisen kakara
  • kapiaisen kakarachild who lives with his or her parents on a military base, or an adult who did so as a child
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APA

army brat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/army%20brat

MLA

“army brat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/army%20brat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “army brat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/army%20brat.

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