"beastie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːsti/ Forms: beasties [plural]
Etymology: beast + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beast|ie}} beast + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} beastie (plural beasties)
  1. (informal, now chiefly Scotland, Northern England) Beast, animal. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, informal Synonyms: beasty Derived forms: yeastie beastie Coordinate_terms: critter Translations (beast, animal): beestje (Dutch), bestiole [feminine] (French), bestiola [feminine] (Italian), ѕверче (dzverče) [neuter] (Macedonian), зверушка (zveruška) (Russian)

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