How do you pronounce a larger stream of water that's smaller than a river?

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My grandpa on my moms side called it a crick. I think it's more of an older southern generation thing

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I don't know what to choose. I use both pronounciations interchangeably...😅

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Never heard the term crick used. It's always been creek to me

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Never heard of it pronounced like crick. Only ever heard creek. But I live in Australia so maybe that's why

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I'm from Southern California, my husband is from Western Massachusetts and we both say creek. But when we lived in Georgia I realized the majority of people in the south say crick.

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In the north of the UK its known as a beck. In the south a stream.

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It varies for me honestly. I was born in Miss. and grew up/ live in Florida so I'm all over the place with some words ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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My husband and I are debating. To me you play in the crick and the floor creeks. My husband says it's a creek.

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I've always thought of a crick as a small creek.

How do you pronounce a larger stream of water that's smaller than a river?

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