SPRAT Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

sprat

noun

ˈsprat

Definition of sprat

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood planning to spend their vacation at a couples-only resort where they would not be bothered by snotty-nosed sprats

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Recent Examples of sprat Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year. — Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025 The area also acts as a nursery for fish like lemon sole, plaice, and European sprat. — Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025 Local delicacies include rye bread, sprat sandwiches, the Estonian pastry Pirukad, Mulgipuder which is a porridge of mashed potatoes and barley and Kohuke, a sweet cheese curd and chocolate snack. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Her family’s Christmas lunch includes two versions of Jansson’s temptation (one with sprats, one without) and, of course, schnapps and singing. — Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines. — Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019

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Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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