criar
/ˈkɾjaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to grow up
👶🍼 criar comes from Latin creare, to create: raising a child creates a person
Cognate with English create and creature. Related words: crianza (upbringing), criado (raised; also an old word for servant). The reflexive form criarse means to grow up: me crié en Madrid = I grew up in Madrid.