いたずらっ子こ

noun

mischievous child; scamp; rascal

Refers to a child who is playfully naughty, often in an endearing way. Used for both boys and girls.

• うちのいたずらっ子こがまた壁かべに落らく書がきした。

  Our little rascal drew on the wall again.

• 彼かれは小ちいさい頃ころ、近きん所じょで有ゆう名めいないたずらっ子こだった。

  When he was little, he was a well-known mischievous child in the neighborhood.

noun

elf; imp

Used in fantasy or folklore contexts to refer to a small mischievous supernatural being. Less common than sense 1.

• その童どう話わには森もりに住すむいたずらっ子この妖よう精せいが出でてくる。

  In that fairy tale, a mischievous elf living in the forest appears.