beastie
1
8.4
- noun
- /ˈbiːsti/
- Baby Talk
- Yeah, you always have a sort of urge to cheer the titular beastie, don't you?
Examples
-
The children were thrilled by the story of the mysterious beastie that lived in the forest.
-
Any idea when Jones might release said terrible beastie?
-
And we find this out as the story proceeds, we learn more and more about the kind of Beastie that he turns out to be.
-
People whispered about a beastie living in that very loch.
-
And you're going to uphold family tradition and slay the beastie.
-
At best, we could step into a crack; at worst, the foliage could conceal some beastie who would like nothing better than to perform an amputation at the ankle.
Fiction book (1991) -
In her bedtime tale, she described a friendly beastie who helped lost animals find their way home.
-
They believed that a playful beastie would emerge at night to dance under the moonlight.
Synonyms
∞
2.2
A large frightening imaginary creature often made of human and animal parts
105
8.3
A small, ugly creature that causes trouble for people
34
8.1
An imaginary monster adults mention to scare children into behaving
15
9.9
An imaginary creature parents mention to frighten children
4
5.9
An imaginary being like a dragon or unicorn with magical powers
1
8.1
A frightening creature from stories or legends that is not real
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beastie is made from beast 'animal' and the small ending -ie 'little', which gives the sense of a tiny or playful creature. That is why beastie can mean a small imaginary monster in stories.