Definition
Small animals or creatures, usually used in a casual or affectionate way.
Etymology
Informal, dialectal variant of 'creatures.' The '-er' suffix was added in early American English to create a colloquial, friendlier-sounding version of the formal word.
Kelly Says
The shift from 'creatures' to 'critters' shows how English speakers make language cuter and more affectionate—we do this constantly with baby talk and pet names, which might be why informal language feels more emotionally honest.
Translations
ARالعربية
حيوانات
hay-wa-naat
CACatalà
criatures
kri-a-toor-es
DEDeutsch
Kreaturen
kre-a-tu-ren
ESEspañol
criaturas
kri-a-toor-as
FAفارسی
جانوران
jaan-o-ran
HEעברית
יצורים
yit-su-rim
IDBahasa Indonesia
makhluk hidup
ma-khluk hi-duhp
ITItaliano
creature
kree-a-tu-re
MSBahasa Melayu
makhluk hidup
ma-khluk hi-duhp
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-ya-san
NLNederlands
wezens
weh-zen
PLPolski
stworzenia
s-tvo-ren-ya
PTPortuguês
criaturas
kri-a-toor-as
RORomână
ființe
fi-in-tse
RUРусский
существа
su-sche-stva
SWKiswahili
wanyama
wa-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
விலங்குகள்
vi-lan-gu-gal
TEతెలుగు
జీవులు
jee-vu-lu
TRTürkçe
canlılar
can-li-lar
UKУкраїнська
істоти
is-to-ty
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật
sinh vat
ZUZU
izilwane
ee-zi-lwa-ne