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enfant terrible

noun as in spoiled child

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But what happens when the enfant terrible has enfants of her own?

At 39, he is no longer young enough to be an enfant terrible, but people still peg him as a kid too cool to grow up.

Wedekind, who to the mtier of the artist joins that of the enfant terrible, strains in this play every nerve to shock.

I'm afraid we have got an enfant terrible among us, though I can't complain of my share of the compliments.

Then there was Bobby, the little brother, an enfant terrible and a perfect little duck.

Silently rebuking myself as an enfant terrible, I refused to answer further questions.

Jerry arrived at nine, full of thanks to her, and carried the enfant terrible off to her school.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to enfant terrible, such as: holy terror, juvenile delinquent, little terror, punk kid, snotnosed kid, and spoiled brat.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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