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criatura

creature

noun kree-ah-TOO-rah Less Common
People & Society Family

Also means

baby

Usage Note

Criatura covers any living creature, but in colloquial Latin American and Spanish speech it is a very common affectionate term for a small child or baby, equivalent to 'little one.' In this baby sense it is also used in direct address: ¡pobrecita criatura! ('poor little thing!'). The verb criar (to raise, to rear) shares the root.

Examples

"La criatura dormía en los brazos de su madre."

Natural Translation

The baby was sleeping in her mother's arms.

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