0 a language that has developed from a mixture of languages:
creole-speaking tribes
A creole develops a wider range of words, grammatical structures, and styles than is found in a pidgin.
1 an American or Caribbean language that is a combination of a European language and another language and is a main language in parts of the southern US and the Caribbean
2 someone who is related to the first Europeans who came to the Caribbean or the southern US
3 relating to Creoles (= people related to the first Europeans who came to the Caribbean or the southern US, or people of mixed African and European origin):
4 any of several languages developed in some Caribbean islands that combine African languages and Indian languages with French or Spanish:
5 a white person who is related to the original group of Spanish or French people who came to the Caribbean or Louisiana, or a person of color from some Caribbean islands who is of mixed African and European origin and who speaks esp. French Creole
Documents provide evidence that creoles are continuously changing.
Pidgins become creoles when they are used by people as a mother-tongue.
Many Afro-Caribbean Englishes are creoles.
A creole nanny wearing a striped uniform is pushing the twin boys gently around.
Add breadcrumbs and creole seasoning, and scatter over the pasta mixture.
It further demonstrates the potential contributions creole language data can make to any overall theory of phonology.
The creoles described above provided one important tool that made statistics comprehensible and convincing so that people could more easily imagine themselves as potential victims.
