CREEPER

noun Date: before 12th century one that creeps: as, a creeping plant, a bird (as of the family Certhiidae) that creeps about on trees or bushes searching for insects, a creeping insect or reptile, any of various devices used for creeping: as, a fixture with iron points worn on the shoe to prevent slipping, a low wheeled platform for supporting the body when working under an automobile, a usually one-piece garment for a child at the crawling age