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Overview of noun imp

      »   The noun imp has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• elf, Hob1.) Goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
  
  2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  hob, gremlin, Pixie1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  2.) Pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata -- (creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas)
  
  pixie, pixy, Brownie1.) Brownie -- (a junior Girl Scout)
  
  2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  brownie, imp -- ((folklore) Fairies1.) Fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite -- (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
  
  2.) Fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf -- (offensive terms for an openly homosexual man)
  
  fairies that are Somewhat1.) Slightly, somewhat -- (to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other")
  
  2.) Reasonably, moderately, within reason, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably -- (to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason")
  
  somewhat mischievous)

• imp, Scamp1.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  1.) Scamp -- (perform hastily and carelessly)
  
  scamp, monkey, Rascal1.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  rascal, rapscallion, Scalawag1.) Scalawag, scallywag -- (a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest))
  
  2.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is Playfully1.) Playfully -- (in a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully")
  
  playfully mischievous)

Related Terms - "Imp"

Meaning 1 of Impelf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite

• Elf1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  2.) Extremely low frequency, ELF -- (below 3 kilohertz)
  
  Elf, Hob1.) Goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
  
  2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  Hob, Gremlin1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  Gremlin, Pixie1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  2.) Pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata -- (creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas)
  
  Pixie, Pixy1.) Pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata -- (creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas)
  
  2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  Pixy, Brownie1.) Brownie -- (a junior Girl Scout)
  
  2.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  Brownie, Imp1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  Imp - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

• Fairy godmother1.) Fairy godmother -- (a generous benefactor)
  
  2.) Fairy godmother -- (a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine)
  
  Fairy godmother - A generous benefactor

• Gnome1.) Gnome, dwarf -- (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
  
  2.) Gnome -- (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
  
  Gnome, Dwarf1.) Dwarf, midget, nanus -- (a person who is markedly small)
  
  2.) Gnome, dwarf -- (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
  
  Dwarf - A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

• Morgan le Fay1.) Morgan le Fay -- ((Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur)
  
  Morgan le Fay - (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur

• Puck1.) Puck, Robin Goodfellow -- (a mischievous sprite of English folklore)
  
  2.) Puck, hockey puck -- (a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey)
  
  Puck, Robin Goodfellow1.) Puck, Robin Goodfellow -- (a mischievous sprite of English folklore)
  
  Robin Goodfellow - A mischievous sprite of English folklore

• Oberson1.) Oberson -- ((Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania1.) Titanium dioxide, titanium oxide, titanic oxide, titania -- (a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability)
  
  2.) Titania -- ((Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore)
  
  Titania - A white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability in medieval folklore)
  
  Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore

• Titania - no definition found

• Tooth fairy1.) Tooth fairy -- (a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out)
  
  Tooth fairy - A fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out

• Water sprite1.) Floating fern, water sprite, Ceratopteris pteridioides -- (aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums)
  
  2.) Water sprite, water nymph, water spirit -- (a fairy that inhabits water)
  
  Water sprite, Water nymph1.) Naiad, water nymph -- (submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)
  
  2.) Water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata -- (a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions)
  
  Water nymph, Water spirit1.) Water sprite, water nymph, water spirit -- (a fairy that inhabits water)
  
  Water spirit - Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

Meaning 2 of Impimp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

• Bairn1.) Bairn -- (a child: son or daughter)
  
  Bairn - A child: son or daughter

• Buster1.) Fellow, dude, buster -- (an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?")
  
  2.) Buster -- (a robust child)
  
  Buster - An informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"

• Changeling1.) Idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard -- (a person of subnormal intelligence)
  
  2.) Changeling -- (a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy)
  
  Changeling - A person of subnormal intelligence

• Child prodigy1.) Child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child -- (a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy")
  
  Child prodigy, Infant prodigy1.) Child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child -- (a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy")
  
  Infant prodigy, Wonder child1.) Child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child -- (a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy")
  
  Wonder child - A prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"

• Foster-child1.) Foster-child, foster child, fosterling -- (a child who is raised by foster parents)
  
  Foster-child, Foster child1.) Foster-child, foster child, fosterling -- (a child who is raised by foster parents)
  
  Foster child, Fosterling1.) Foster-child, foster child, fosterling -- (a child who is raised by foster parents)
  
  Fosterling - A child who is raised by foster parents

• Imp1.) Elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp -- ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  Imp, Scamp1.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  1.) Scamp -- (perform hastily and carelessly)
  
  Scamp, Monkey1.) Monkey -- (any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians))
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  Monkey, Rascal1.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  Rascal, Rapscallion1.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  2.) Imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag -- (one who is playfully mischievous)
  
  Rapscallion, Scalawag1.) Scalawag, scallywag -- (a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest))
  
  2.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  Scalawag, Scallywag1.) Scalawag, scallywag -- (a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest))
  
  2.) Rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet -- (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
  
  Scallywag - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

• Kiddy1.) Kiddy -- (a young child)
  
  Kiddy - A young child

• Orphan1.) Orphan -- (a child who has lost both parents)
  
  2.) Orphan -- (someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision)
  
  Orphan - A child who has lost both parents

• Peanut1.) Peanut -- (underground pod of the peanut vine)
  
  2.) Peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea -- (widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground)
  
  Peanut - Underground pod of the peanut vine

• Pickaninny1.) Pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny -- ((offensive) a Black child)
  
  Pickaninny, Piccaninny1.) Pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny -- ((offensive) a Black child)
  
  Piccaninny, Picaninny1.) Pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny -- ((offensive) a Black child)
  
  Picaninny - (offensive) a Black child

• Poster child1.) Poster child -- (a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy")
  
  Poster child - A child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"

• Preschooler1.) Preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener -- (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)
  
  Preschooler, Kindergartner1.) Preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener -- (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)
  
  Kindergartner, Kindergartener1.) Preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener -- (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)
  
  Kindergartener - A child who attends a preschool or kindergarten

• Silly1.) Silly -- (a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly")
  
  1.) Cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany -- (ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books")
  
  Silly - A word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"

• Sprog1.) Sprog -- (a new military recruit)
  
  2.) Sprog -- (a child)
  
  Sprog - A new military recruit

• Toddler1.) Toddler, yearling, tot, bambino -- (a young child)
  
  Toddler, Yearling1.) Toddler, yearling, tot, bambino -- (a young child)
  
  2.) Yearling -- (a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth)
  
  Yearling, Tot1.) Tot -- (a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum")
  
  2.) Toddler, yearling, tot, bambino -- (a young child)
  
  Tot, Bambino1.) Toddler, yearling, tot, bambino -- (a young child)
  
  Bambino - A young child

• Urchin1.) Urchin -- (poor and often mischievous city child)
  
  Urchin - Poor and often mischievous city child

• Waif1.) Waif, street child -- (a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive")
  
  Waif, Street child1.) Waif, street child -- (a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive")
  
  Street child - A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"