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) /ˈkɾjansa/ [ˈkɾjãn.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
Syllabification: crian‧za

Noun

crianza f (plural crianzas)

upbringing
education
Synonym: formación

Derived terms

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

Related terms

Descendants

→ Italian: creanza

Further reading

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

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