sprite
Synonyms
Sprite, n. Etym: [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly.] 1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite. Dryden. 2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin. 3. (Zoöl.) Defn: The green woodpecker, or yaffle.