criatura
/kɾjaˈtuɾa/ · A2 · noun · f
animal
🐾👶 criatura = creature: Latin creatura, a thing created (crear + -ura)
From Latin creatura, something created, built on crear (to create) plus the noun ending -ura. English creature is the same word. Spanish also uses it tenderly for a baby or small child: a newly created little being.