Definition of: imp

(imp) noun
1. An evil spirit; a little devil; a child of the devil.
2. A mischievous or malicious person: especially applied to a child.
3. Obs. Progeny; offspring.
—v.t.
1. To mend or repair by something inserted or added.
2. To furnish with wings.
3. In falconry, to repair or improve powers of flight by grafting feathers to (a falcon, a falcon's wing, tail, etc.); to graft (a feather or feathers).
4. Obs. To graft; implant [OE impa a graft <impian ingraft <LL impotus a shoot <Gk. emphytos <emphyein implant <en- in + phyein produce]