diabrete — meaning in English

English meaning

• imp noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
• kobold noun In German folklore, a spirit, either kind or spiteful, that can take the shape of an object or a person, often a child.

Senses

diabrete is used for these senses in English:

• imp (chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]
• imp (often, humorous) A mischievous child. [from 17th c.]
• kobold (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.

imp — full definition

1. noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
2. noun A mischievous child.

kobold — full definition

1. noun In German folklore, a spirit, either kind or spiteful, that can take the shape of an object or a person, often a child.
2. noun A playful elf-like creature that sometimes looks after a particular home or family.
3. noun A member of a small, usually ill-natured race of beings, often looking somewhat reptilian or dog-like.

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