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Added 9 October 2026

critter

/ˈkɹɪtɚ/ noun

First recorded: 1815 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about critter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals).

Origin

First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.

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