a person or animal considered as being similar or related to yourself
He was appalled at his fellow creatures.
This baboon demonstrates its empathy for fellow creatures at a New Delhi zoo.
fellow creature in American English
noun
a kindred creature, esp. a fellow human being
Word origin
[1640–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: electric, elevator, generator, handicap, submarine
Examples of 'fellow creature' in a sentence
fellow creature
Neither shame nor modesty enforces their tyranny: the action of creating one's fellow creature is a religious act.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The lives of many of our fellow creatures already have been destroyed.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Bathing hippos usually have a tolerant attitude towards their fellow creatures -until something snaps.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They knew their fellow creatures intimately and felt part of their lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Of all our fellow creatures, it has been our most important companion.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is a sense in which sport replicates the competitive structures of our fellow creatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This gulf of incomprehension makes thinking about what, if any, moral obligations we have towards our fellow creatures extremely difficult.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
There's a regality in her aspect as she skulks among the hissing fellow creatures who spurn her, clinging to her dignity and defiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We can do what we like with our fellow creatures because they can't do the thingsthat humans do, things like feeling and thinking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now all you need is a sunny day, a comfortable chair and time to enjoy the buzz, chirp and flutter of your fellow creatures.