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]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: crian‧za

/kri.an.{s/θ}a/, cri·an·za («crïanza»).

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014