criar — meaning in English

English meaning

• breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
• foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
• raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.

Senses

criar is used for these senses in English:

• foster (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
• raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

breed — full definition

1. verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
2. verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
3. verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
4. noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.

foster — full definition

1. verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
2. verb To help something grow or develop, such as a skill, relationship, or idea.
3. adj Describing a family relationship based on care rather than blood, as in foster parent or foster child.

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