sprite

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: A spirit; a soul; a shade.
2. 2
   Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: An apparition; a ghost.
3. 3
   Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
4. 4
   A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
5. 5
   A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
6. 6
   The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
7. 7
   Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
8. 8
   A spayed female ferret.
9. 9
   Alternative form of spright (“frame of mind, disposition”).

Verb

1. 1
   To draw a (specifically) pixel art sprite.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.