cría

See also: cria

Galician

Verb

cría

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of crer
2. inflection of criar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾia/ [ˈkɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: crí‧a

Etymology 1

Deverbal from criar (“to rear”).

Noun

cría f (plural crías)

1. kid, pup, cria
2. litter
3. childrearing
4. breeding, rearing of an animal

Derived terms

• ama de cría
• bolsa de cría

 

Related terms

• criar

 

Noun

cría f (plural crías)

1. (colloquial) female equivalent of crío (“kid”)

Etymology 2

Verb

cría

1. inflection of criar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014