el animalito

little animal, cute animal

a n i m a ˈl i t o
animal animal (wild, savage) + ito diminutive; small or affectionate
noun · masculine Rare #42,807
little animal, cute animal Diminutive of “animal”; it can express small size or affection.
SP: El niño encontró un animalito en el jardín.
EN: The child found a little animal in the garden.

Me di cuenta de que nos miraba un animalito gris.

I realized that a small gray animal was watching us.

Esto no es un extraterrestre, es sólo un animalito raro.

This isn’t an alien, it’s just a weird little animal.

Este animalito duerme toda la vida.

This little animal sleeps its whole life.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

He creado un plan perfecto para capturar ese animalito astuto.

I've created a perfect plan to capture that cunning little animal.