Creeks

noun

1. Now Chiefly Brit. a narrow inlet or bay
2. ☆ a small stream, somewhat larger than a brook
3. Obsolete a narrow or winding passage

Origin: ME (rare) creke (> mod. pronun. krēk), (common) crike (> pronun. krik) > ON kriki, a bend, winding, hence winding inlet, akin to OFris kreke, MDu creke: for IE base see cradle