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monkey

noun [C] (CHILD)
 
 
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/ informal

Definition

a child who behaves badly: They ate all the cakes, the monkeys. [as form of address] Hey, put that down, you little monkey!Children and babies
(Definition of monkey noun (CHILD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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