moppet的词源

英文词源

moppet (n.)

endearing term for a baby, a girl, etc., c. 1600, from Middle English moppe "little child, baby doll" (mid-15c.) + -et, diminutive suffix. The Middle English word also meant "simpleton, fool," and may have been cognate with Low German mop "simpleton" [Barnhart]. Or, if "baby doll" is the original sense in Middle English, perhaps from Latin mappa "napkin, tablecloth," hence "rag doll."

中文词源

moppet：小女孩

来自中古英语moppe,布娃娃，来自拉丁语mappa,布料，桌布，词源同map,mop.-et,小词后缀。引申词义小女孩。

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