pen vs creep

pen and creep both are nouns.

pen and creep both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pen	Yes	No	Yes	No
creep	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, creep is a hyponym of pen; that is, creep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pen:

pen: an enclosure for confining livestock
creep: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

Other hyponyms of pen include cattle pen, corral, cow pen, fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, holding paddock, holding pen, holding yard, kraal, paddock, pinfold, rodeo, pigpen, pigsty, sty.

pen (noun)	creep (noun)
female swan	a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows	a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
an enclosure for confining livestock	a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes	someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

pen (verb)	creep (verb)
produce a literary work	move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
	to go stealthily or furtively
	grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
	show submission or fear

Difference between pen and creep

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