moppet

[ mop-it ]

/ ˈmɒp ɪt /

a young child.

Origin of moppet

1900–05; obsolete mop rag doll, baby (see mop¹) + -et

mopey, mopish, mopoke, mopp, mopper-up, moppet, mopping-up, mopy, moquette, moqui, mor

"Let us climb up the rockery, and sit on the garden wall," said Moppet.

The Tale of Tom Kitten |Beatrix Potter
Moppet's curiosity very nearly got the better of her discretion; but she halted in time, and bit her tongue to keep it silent.

An Unwilling Maid |Jeanie Gould Lincoln
Moppet, mop′et, n. a doll of rags: a young girl—also Mop′sy, an untidy woman.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
And when Moppet was safely lodged in bed Betty sat down beside her to hold her hand until she dropped asleep.

An Unwilling Maid |Jeanie Gould Lincoln

Betty sat pondering for a moment, then she slid Moppet gently from her lap to the floor and rose.

An Unwilling Maid |Jeanie Gould Lincoln

moppet

/ (ˈmɒpɪt) /

a less common word for poppet (def. 1)

C17: from obsolete mop rag doll; of obscure origin