crianza
Spanish, noun/ˈkɾjanθa/
crianza is spelled C-R-I-A-N-Z-A (7 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crianza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “upbringing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de criar. Con particularidad se llama así a la que se recibe de las madres o nodrizas…”.
What does crianza mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineupbringing
- 2
feminineeducation
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de criar. Con particularidad se llama así a la que se recibe de las madres o nodrizas, mientras dura la lactancia. 2. Época de la lactancia. 3. Urbanidad, atención, cortesía, mesura; suele usarse comúnmente con los adjetivos buena o mala. 4. Criamiento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crianza
- crianzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crianza?
- /ˈkɾjanθa/
- [ˈkɾjãn̟.θa]
- /ˈkɾjansa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crianza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crianza in Spanish?
crianza appears 5.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).