rug rat

noun

1. informal.
   a child not yet walking

Example Sentences

Other parents react the same way, the result of which is a frenzied, fearful "rug rat race."

From Salon

They described it as the “rug rat race” for top colleges.

From New York Times

Like you cry when you’re a rug rat.

From Literature

Turner is 32, so he wasn’t much more than a rug rat growing up in Long Beach, bred as a Dodger fan, on the night of Gibson’s homer.

From Washington Post

And I was thinking, “Who cares whether the little rug rat meant to hurt Jeffrey? He did, and now there’s no way to take it back.”

From Literature