scamp

noun

UK/skæmp/
US/skæmp/

Definitions of scamp noun

  1. Countable

    A child who is mischievous in a playful and amusing way.

    • The scamp threw mud on his sister's dress.

    • She found her children to be adorable scamps, but sometimes difficult to handle.

    • I enjoy the scamp’s pranks, but he can be a bit much sometimes.