hellion
An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
Adjective
- Cursed, ill-fated.
Origin
An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.
Noun
- An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
Synonyms: rapscallion scamp rascal
- An evil person.
- The larva of the dobsonfly.
Synonyms: hellgramite