crianza

Spanish

Etymology

Formed as criar +‎ -anza, compare Portuguese criança and Medieval Latin creāntia, from Latin creō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkɾjanθa/ [ˈkɾjãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkɾjansa/ [ˈkɾjãn.sa]
  • Rhymes: -anθa
  • Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: crian‧za
• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾiˈanθa/ [kɾiˈãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾiˈansa/ [kɾiˈãn.sa]
  • Rhymes: -anθa
  • Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: cri‧an‧za

Noun

crianza f (plural crianzas)

1. upbringing
2. education

   Synonym: formación

Derived terms

• acrianzar
• ama de crianza
• hijo de crianza (“foster child”)

 

Related terms

• cría
• criar

 

Descendants

• → Italian: creanza

Further reading

• “crianza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10