The phrase "cranky child" refers to a child who is in a bad mood, easily irritated, or easily upset.
Sentences with «cranky child»
Avoid addressing harried people, cell phone chatterers, or parents struggling with cranky children, who won't be receptive to yet another distraction. (selfpublishingrelief.com)
Cranky children struggled to get up early again, to pull themselves together, to return to packed lunches and backpacks and all the rest. (parenting.blogs.nytimes.com)