creature
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creature
- /ˈkɹiː.tʃə/ UK
- [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃə] UK
- /ˈkɹi.tʃɚ/ Canada, US
- [ˈkʰɹʷi.tʃɚ] ~ [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃɹ̩] Canada, US
- /kɹiːˈeɪ.tjʊə(ɹ)/ archaic
Rhymes with -iːtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English creature (“a created thing”), borrowed via Old French creature, from Late Latin creātūra, from creō. By surface analysis, create + -ure. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.
noun creatures · creäture · creacher · creatur
- A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien. insects and other creatures
- An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being. When it comes to this creature you have to unlearn everything you've ever learned about physiology. For example, when its appendages emerge to feed, they do so using incredible bursts of growth, quite unlike anything ever seen before […]
- A human. He's a creature of habit.
- A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation. Thoughts, my mindes creatures, often are with thee, / But I, their maker, want their libertie.
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A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
"You know what I advise," said Mrs. Smith. "Ask Miss Dunstable to advance the money on the same security which the duke holds. She will be as safe then as he is now. And if you can arrange that, stand for the county against him; perhaps you may be beaten."
"I shouldn't have a chance."
"But it would
Similar: puppet
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beast, fauna, animal, tool, wight, puppet, brute, animate being, monkey, offshoot, biological, baby, boy, child, ogre, woman
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noun living being
| Español | criatura, creatura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생물 saengmul, 크리처 keuricheo |
| 日本語 | 生き物 ikimono, 生物 seibutsu, クリーチャー kurīchā |
| 中文 | 生物 shēngwù |
| हिन्दी | जंतु jantu, प्राणी prāṇī, जानवर jānvar, मख़्लूक़ maxlūq, मखलूक makhlūk |
| Kiswahili | kiumbe |
| Português | criatura |
| Français | créature, être |
| Deutsch | Wesen, Lebewesen, Fabelwesen, Geschöpf, Kreatur |
| Italiano | creatura |
| Ελληνικά | πλάσμα plásma, δημιούργημα dimioúrgima |
| Română | creatură, ființă, făptură |
| Русский | существо́ suščestvó, созда́ние sozdánije, творе́ние tvorénije, тварь tvarʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh vật, tạo vật |
| العربية | مَخْلُوق maḵlūq, كَائِن kāʔin, كَائِن حَيّ kāʔin ḥayy |
| עברית | יְצוּר yetsúr, בִּרְיָה biryá |
Talk about this word "creature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/creature. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. creature. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/creature "creature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/creature.Cite this
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title = {creature},
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