creature

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiː.tʃə/

The English word “creature” has 5 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

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.

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