Crío (en. Child)

/ˈkɾi.o/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Child or young person in development.

The kid plays in the park.

El crío juega en el parque.

The way to refer to a child in some parts of Spain.

That kid has a lot of energy.

Ese crío tiene mucha energía.

Colloquial term for referring to a young person.

I saw a kid walking alone.

He visto a un crío caminando solo.

From Latin 'creare', which means 'to create' or 'to cause to be born'.

street kid

Child who lives on the street or spends a lot of time outside the home.

crío de la calle

drifting child

Child who does not have a stable home.

crío a la deriva

to be a kid

To act in an immature or childish way.

ser un crío

raise

To feed and educate a child until adulthood.

criar

motherhood

The state of being a mother and her relationship with the child.

maternidad

childhood

Period of an individual's life in which they are a child.

niñez

Type of mischievous kid.

That kid is a little troublemaker.

Ese crío es un pequeño travieso.

Used affectionately to refer to a child.

Look at how cute that kid is.

Mira qué crío más lindo.