creature

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being.
A human.
A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹiː.tʃə/ [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃə] /ˈkɹi.tʃɚ/ [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃɚ] ~ [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃɹ̩] en-us-creature.ogg /kɹiːˈeɪ.tjʊə(ɹ)/ /kritʃɜ(r)/ /krɪˈjetʃɜ(r)/

Word forms

creature creatures creäture creacher creatur

Etymology

From Middle English creature in the original sense of “a created thing”, borrowed via Old French creature, criature, from Latin creātūra, from creō. By surface analysis, create + -ure. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.

Synonyms

creature being puppet

Related words

create creating creation creative creatively creator creatrix

Derived words

a little of the creature autism creature creatural creature comfort creaturedom creature feature creaturehood creaturekind creatureless creaturelike creatureling creaturely creature of habit creature of statute creature of the night creatureship creaturess creaturish creaturism creaturize creetur cratur craythur cybercreature diaper creature mercreature mer-creature spokescreature TBH creature treeture werecreature were-creature yippee creature critter

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