creeper C2+ Topic:Gardening & Horticulture US /ˈkripɚ/ UK /ˈkriːpə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by clinging A vigorous creeper had wound itself around the old garden wall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a plant that grows along... vineclimberivytrailerliana Word family Related forms creepcreeping Etymology AI details From 'creep' + the agent suffix '-er'; 'creep' descends from Old English 'crēopan' ('to crawl, move close to the ground'). crēopan Old English *kreupaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Gardening & Horticulture Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # creeper **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkripɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkriːpə/ ## Meanings 1. a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by clinging ## Examples - A vigorous creeper had wound itself around the old garden wall. ## Synonyms - vine - climber - ivy - trailer - liana ## Related Forms - creep - creeping ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crēopan - Root: *kreupaną ## Etymology From 'creep' + the agent suffix '-er'; 'creep' descends from Old English 'crēopan' ('to crawl, move close to the ground'). ## AI Etymology Creeper comes from 'creep' + the agent suffix '-er'; 'creep' descends from Old English 'crēopan' ('to crawl, move close to the ground'). The etymological trail includes Old English crēopan and Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. As a noun, creeper names a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by clinging. The same family is visible in related forms such as creep and creeping. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Gardening & Horticulture - Plants & Agriculture - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown