noun
- small children, especially young girls; little darlings
Usage: informal; affectionate
Examples
- The grandmother loved spoiling her little moppets with candy and toys.
- All the moppets in the neighborhood gathered to watch the puppet show.
- She treated the daycare children like her own precious moppets.
- The teacher smiled as the moppets sang their nursery rhymes.
- During story time, the moppets sat quietly on the carpet.
- The park was full of moppets playing on the swings and slides.