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Definitions for Bred

[1] simple past tense and past participle of breed.
[2] to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
[3] to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce: Ten mice were bred in the laboratory.
[4] Horticulture . to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination. to improve by controlled pollination and selection.
[5] to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.): He breeds longhorns on the ranch.
[6] to cause or be the source of; engender; give rise to: Dirt breeds disease. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.
[7] to develop by training or education; bring up; rear: He was born and bred a gentleman.
[8] Energy . to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.
[9] to impregnate; mate: Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner.
[10] to produce offspring: Many animals breed in the spring.
[11] to be engendered or produced; grow; develop: Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.
[12] to cause the birth of young, as in raising stock.
[13] to be pregnant.
[14] Genetics . a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
[15] lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people.
[16] sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed.
[17] Disparaging and Offensive . half-breed(def 1) .
[18] the past tense and past participle of breed
[19] Australian derogatory , slang a person who lives in a small remote place
[20] to bear (offspring)
[21] (tr) to bring up; raise
[22] to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate
[23] to produce and maintain new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)
[24] to produce or be produced; generate to breed trouble ; violence breeds in densely populated areas
[25] a group of organisms within a species, esp a group of domestic animals, originated and maintained by man and having a clearly defined set of characteristics
[26] a lineage or race a breed of Europeans
[27] a kind, sort, or group a special breed of hatred

Words related to Bred

produced, raised, cultured, trained, cultivated, refined, educated, propagated, reared

Words nearby Bred

breckinridge, brecknockshire, brecksville, brecon, breconshire, bred, bred-in-the-bone, breda, breda's disease, brede, bredie

Origin of Bred

edbefore 1000; Middle English breden, Old English brēdan to nourish (cognate with Old High German bruotan, German brüten ); noun use from 16th century

Words that may be confused with Bred

bread, bred

Other words from Bred

breed·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·breed , verb (used with object), o·ver·bred, o·ver·breed·ing.
re·breed , verb, re·bred, re·breed·ing.
sub·breed , noun

Word origin for Bred

edOld English brēdan , of Germanic origin; related to brood

Synonyms for Bred

cultivated, cultured, produced, raised, trained, educated, propagated, reared, refined, brought up