Or their second cousins, alpacas. From an article in today's local paper about alpaca farming, I learned that baby alpacas are called cria.

http://cityguide.lansingstatejournal.com/fe/events/020206_alpacas_1d.asp

Cria: a word dear to the cruciverbalist, but very dangerous in the presence of a paronomasiac.

In Spanish, the word cría means any small creature, one not yet finished maturing, or still being brought up(raised) Hi, monti

Dear Keiva: I'll be goddamned if I can make a pun of any kind whatsoever out of "Cría" "Queer" is closest I can come.

Having only limited sympathy with your difficulty, dr. bill, my response is [music, maestro!], "Well, cria me a river." [ducking]

Dear Keiva: you failed to note accent mark on the "í" .

the word cría means any small creature

From the verb crear, to create. I always found it interesting that crear, to create and creer, to think, are subjunctives of each other.

mmm, great link, F.

~ so if you're a creative thinker, you'd make an ideal creers adviser?

Dear Keiva: you failed to note accent mark on the "í".
True; sorry ... but 'tweren't any to note in the first two posts.
he said, acriamonieously and lachriamosely

post-edit to dr. bill: << giggle >> but of course... I too would stretch a point to make a post -- especially a pun-ative one. << /giggle >> No derogatory intent ever perceived.

Dear Keiva: I took my cue from consuela, who is our resident Spanish scholar. Anything to make a post, no derogatory intent.

Sooo...If you had a baby alpaca, would it be a cria pet?

If you had a baby alpaca, would it be a cria pet?


Hedging a bit ... maybe ...