creature

creature

noun

Definition of CREATURE

1

a member of the human race <we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures>

Synonyms baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight

Related Words hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebody

Near Antonyms animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

2

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings <a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures>

Synonyms beast, beastie, brute, creature, critter

Related Words blastie [Scottish], varmint, vermin; biped, quadruped; carnivore, herbivore, insectivore; invertebrate, vertebrate; domestic animal, pet; feral; livestock, stock