cria
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾi.ɐ/
cria is spelled C-R-I-A (4 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,420th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “young; offspring (a young animal, especially one that still depends on its mother)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of criar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “animal de mama”.
What does cria mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyoung; offspring (a young animal, especially one that still depends on its mother)
- 2
femininekid; young'un (a person’s son or daughter)
- 3
femininesomeone who is raised by a family but is not their biological child; a ward or an adoptee
- 4
femininelivestock (farm animals being raised)
- 5
Brazilfeminineslanghomeboy; homie; a person from the hood or the ghetto
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of crer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. animal de mama 2. descendente, em especial um ainda não adulto 3. descendente já adulto 4. aquilo que resulta como ser vivente descedente do ato de seres que cruzaram-se
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cria
- crias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cria?
- Brazil /ˈkɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cria in Portuguese?
cria appears 38 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).