The arrival of Ronaldinho in 2003, and Barcelona's subsequent success in La Liga and Champions League, has been seen as crucial to an increase in the national, and worldwide, fan-base of the club.
brat (plural brats) ( 1 pejorative slang) A child; especially, one who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. ( 2 slang) A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
Word Origin and History for brat Expand. n. c.1500, slang, beggar's child, originally northern, Midlands and western England dialect word for makeshift or ragged garment; probably the same word as Old English bratt cloak, which is from a Celtic source (cf. Old Irish bratt cloak, cloth). Hollywood Brat Pack (modeled on 1950s Rat Pack) is from 1985.