ˈkri:tʃə n. 1 a an
animal, as
distinct from a
human being. b
any living being (we are
all God's creatures). 2 a
person of a specified kind (poor creature). 3 a person
owing status to
and obsequiously
subservient to
another. 4
anything created; a
creation. øcreature comforts
material comforts
such as
good food, warmth, etc. creature of
habit a person set in an
unvarying routine. øøcreaturely adj. [ME f. OF f. LL creatura (as CREATE)]