Beastie
/ˈbiːsti/noun
A small beast; an informal term for an animal, creature, or person seen as lively or troublesome.
Did you know?Beastie is a diminutive formed from beast, and beast itself comes through Old French from Latin bestia, a word that originally meant a wild animal rather than a fantasy monster.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷeh₃-
“to live, be alive”
Latin
Latin
bestia
“wild animal, beast”
Old French
Old French
beste
“beast, animal”
Middle English
English
beste
“beast, animal”
Middle English
English
beastie
“small beast; little animal”