How to Say "Baby Seal" in Spanish

cría de foca

/kɾia de foka/from spelling rules

The Spanish phrase for baby seal is cría de foca.

The phrase cría de foca is used to refer to a young seal or the offspring of a seal.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of cría (offspring or young one) and de foca (of seal).

To express the plural form, baby seals, you change the noun to the plural crías de foca.

The word foca is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek, meaning it entered the Spanish language through scholarly Latin rather than evolving from common street speech.
In some Spanish-speaking regions, calling a person una cría can be a common, affectionate way to refer to a child or a very young person.
In Spanish, cría is a versatile term used for the offspring of almost any mammal, bird or reptile, not just seals.

Vi un adorable cachorro de foca en el zoológico.
I saw an adorable baby seal at the zoo.
Quiero estudiar a los cachorros de foca para mi investigación sobre la vida marina.
I want to study baby seals for my research on marine life.
El cachorro de foca estaba nadando cerca de su madre.
The baby seal was swimming close to its mother.
Ayer vi una linda cría de foca en la playa.
Yesterday I saw a cute baby seal at the beach.
Las crías de foca son adorables, ¿no crees?
Seal babies are adorable, don't you think?
Desde la embarcación, pudimos divisar varias crías de foca jugando en el agua.
From the boat, we were able to spot several baby seals playing in the water.
La cría de foca es muy blanca.
The baby seal is very white.
Vimos una cría de foca en la playa.
We saw a baby seal on the beach.
Esa cría de foca duerme mucho.
That baby seal sleeps a lot.

Two friends are watching a nature documentary on TV.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries cría, de, foca, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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