いじめっ子(こ)

いじめっこ

noun

bully (especially a child); kid who picks on others

1. bully; child who picks on others

A child or young person who habitually bullies, teases, or torments others. Most often used of children, but can be extended to teenagers.

クラスにいじめっ子(こ)がいる。

There's a bully in the class.

彼(かれ)は小学校(しょうがっこう)の時(とき)、いじめっ子(こ)だった。

He was a bully back in elementary school.

いじめっ子(こ)に立(た)ち向(む)かう勇気(ゆうき)を持(も)つことが大切(たいせつ)だ。

It's important to have the courage to stand up to bullies.

From the verb いじめる (to bully) + the suffix 〜っ子(こ) (kid who is ~). The 〜っ子(こ) suffix produces colloquial labels for children based on a characteristic.

Common collocations

いじめっ子(こ)に遭(あ)う: to encounter a bully
いじめっ子(こ)と戦(たたか)う: to fight back against a bully
いじめっ子(こ)グループ: a group of bullies

SIMILAR 〜っ子(こ) WORDS:

泣(な)き虫(むし): crybaby — uses 虫(むし) suffix instead, but similar role
甘(あま)えん坊(ぼう): spoiled child

Similar words

いじめられっ子(こ): victim of bullying — formed with the passive いじめられる + っ子(こ)

Related Words

Related: 甘(あま)えん坊(ぼう) (spoiled child)

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Added 2026.5.15 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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