army brat

noun

, Informal.

1. the child of an army officer or enlisted person, especially one who has grown up on army bases or in military communities.

Example Sentences

In a 2019 interview with American Cinematographer, which named her one of the year’s rising stars, she described herself as an “army brat” drawn to movies because “there wasn’t that much to do outside.”

From Seattle Times

In a 2019 interview with American Cinematographer, which named her one of the year’s rising stars, she described herself as an "army brat" drawn to movies because "there wasn’t that much to do outside."

From Fox News

It was a meteoric rise for a former army brat who, only a few years earlier, had dropped out of high school in Vancouver to become an actor in Los Angeles.

From The Guardian

Their kids won’t live the same life Jackson did as an army brat.

From Washington Times

Born in Dallas two years before the end of World War II, Tate was an army brat, living in Texas, Washington state and Italy before moving to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times