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Definitions for Breeding

[1] the producing of offspring.
[2] the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.
[3] Horticulture . the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.
[4] training; nurture: He is a man of good breeding.
[5] the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners: You can tell when a person has breeding.
[6] Energy . the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed.
[7] to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
[8] to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce: Ten mice were bred in the laboratory.
[9] Horticulture . to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination. to improve by controlled pollination and selection.
[10] to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.): He breeds longhorns on the ranch.
[11] to cause or be the source of; engender; give rise to: Dirt breeds disease. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.
[12] to develop by training or education; bring up; rear: He was born and bred a gentleman.
[13] Energy . to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.
[14] to impregnate; mate: Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner.
[15] to produce offspring: Many animals breed in the spring.
[16] to be engendered or produced; grow; develop: Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.
[17] to cause the birth of young, as in raising stock.
[18] to be pregnant.
[19] Genetics . a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
[20] lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people.
[21] sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed.
[22] Disparaging and Offensive . half-breed(def 1) .
[23] the process of bearing offspring; reproduction
[24] the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction
[25] the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement a man of breeding
[26] a person's line of descent his breeding was suspect
[27] physics a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up
[28] to bear (offspring)
[29] (tr) to bring up; raise
[30] to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate
[31] to produce and maintain new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)
[32] to produce or be produced; generate to breed trouble ; violence breeds in densely populated areas
[33] 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
[34] a lineage or race a breed of Europeans
[35] a kind, sort, or group a special breed of hatred

Words related to Breeding

development, training, rearing, lineage, urbanity, gentility, refinement, civility, upbringing, manners, culture, courtesy, ancestry, schooling, conduct, polish, nurture, grace, raising

Words nearby Breeding

breed, breed of cat, breed's hill, breeder, breeder reactor, breeding, breeding ground, breeks, breen, breenge, breeze

Origin of Breeding

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

Other words from Breeding

non·breed·ing , adjective, noun
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 Breeding

Old English brēdan , of Germanic origin; related to brood

Synonyms for Breeding

development, rearing, training, ancestry, civility, conduct, courtesy, culture, gentility, grace, lineage, manners, nurture, polish, raising, refinement, schooling, upbringing, urbanity