ghosties

Playful little phantoms

Ghosties is a playful or childish word for ghosts, often used humorously or when speaking to children: Are you afraid of ghosties?

The diminutive -ies ending softens the spookiness, making it more cute than frightening.

Frequently appears in the rhyme "ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties."

childish

spooky

Unsettlingly strange

pretend · make-believe · bedsheet · Casper · friendly · silly · giggly · peek-a-boo · hide-and-seek · nightlight

spectral

apparition

Visible supernatural manifestation

  • phantomInsubstantial apparition
  • specterGhostly threatening presence
  • wraithSpectral apparition of someone

shade · ethereal · translucent · wispy · floating · drifting · fading · glowing · misty · vaporous

eerie

spooky

Unsettlingly strange

ominous · foreboding · unsettling · hair-raising · goosebumps · shivers · shadows · whispers · footsteps · drafts

haunted

mansion

Large, stately home

seance · possession · exorcism · curse · haunting · attic · graveyard · cemetery · cobwebs · chains

slang

homies

Slang for close friends

  • crewWorking team aboard
  • squadSmall working group
  • matesFriends or breeding partners

pals · buddies · friends · posse · gang · bros · fam · peeps · lads · fellas

Opposites
existence/materiality

ghostiesliving things

Entities with metabolism

flesh and blood · the quick · real people · mortals · warm bodies

register/tone

ghostiesapparitions

Supernatural visible manifestations

spectres · phantoms · revenants · wraiths · specters

Family

ghosting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G