moppet

mop +‎ -et

moppet (plural moppets)

1. (colloquial) A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way.
   • 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name.

2. (dated) A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth.
3. (dated) A long-haired pet dog.

• moppetry

• pompet

moppet

1. Second-person plural subjunctive I of moppen.

• moppa

moppet

1. simple past of moppe
2. past participle of moppe