Petulant child
/ˈpɛtʃʊlənt tʃaɪld/
A petulant child is a young person who reacts to small frustrations with disproportionate irritability, sulking, or tantrums.
Examples
- During the trip, the petulant child screamed every time the car stopped.
- Even as a teenager, he sometimes reverted to being a petulant child when frustrated.
- She became a petulant child whenever her brother got more attention.
- He was disciplined for acting like a petulant child in class.
- The petulant child refused to eat his vegetables and threw his spoon on the floor.
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