Definition
A small creature; a minor or insignificant creature (diminutive or contemptuous term).
Etymology
From 'creature' plus '-ling' (Germanic -ling, a diminutive suffix often with contemptuous connotations, seen in 'duckling,' 'weakling,' 'underling'). This creates a belittling sense.
Kelly Says
The '-ling' suffix originally just meant 'little,' but it picked up contemptuous baggage because it was often used to describe people of low status—so 'creatureling' doesn't just mean a small creature, it implies an insignificant or weak one.
Translations
CACatalà
criatura
kri-ah-TOO-rah
CSČeština
bytost
bee-tost
DADansk
skabning
ska-bn-ing
DEDeutsch
Kreatur
kʁeɪ.tʊʁ
ELΕλληνικά
πλάσμα
plaz-mah
ESEspañol
criatura
kri-ah-TOO-rah
FRFrançais
créature
kʁeɑ.t͡yʁ
IDBahasa Indonesia
makhluk
ma-khluk
ITItaliano
creature
kree-ah-too-reh
KO한국어
생명체
saeng-myeong-che
MSBahasa Melayu
makhluk
ma-khluk
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
te-yi-sar-saan
NLNederlands
wezentje
veh-zen-tje
PLPolski
stworzenie
stvɔrzhɛɲɛ
PTPortuguês
criatura
kri-ah-TOO-rah
RORomână
ființă
fee-intsah
RUРусский
существо
soo-shehst-voh
SVSvenska
skapelse
ska-pɛl-sɛ
SWKiswahili
mwanzo
mwan-zo
TEతెలుగు
జీవుడు
jee-vu-du
TLTL
nilalang
nee-la-lang
TRTürkçe
yaratık
ya-ra-tık
UKУкраїнська
істота
ee-stah
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật
sinh vat
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na