imp

1. (transitive)A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2).

   Kobold, Teufelchen

   бесёнокbesjónok, чертёнокčertjónok, чёртикčórtik

   бісеня́bisenjá, бі́сикbísyk, чортеня́čortenjá

2. (broadly, humorous, often, transitive)A mischievous child.

   Bengel, Schlingel, Teufelchen

   баловни́кbalovník, баловни́цаbalovníca, бесёнокbesjónok

   one who is playfully mischievous

3. (broadly, transitive)A baby Tasmanian devil.

4. (UK, broadly, colloquial, transitive)A supporter (or less commonly, a player) of the Lincoln City Football Club.

5. (slang, transitive)Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).

6. (obsolete, transitive)A young shoot of a plant, a tree, etc.; a sapling; also, a part of a plant used for grafting; a graft.

7. (obsolete, transitive)An offspring or scion, especially of a noble family; (generally) a (usually male) child; a (young) man.

8. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)Something added to or united with another to lengthen it out or repair it (such as an eke or small stand on which a beehive is placed, or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line).

1. That pesky imp must be punished.

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2. What a little imp he is!

   deWas er doch für ein Satansbraten ist! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Those imps must be stopped.

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