breeding

Meaning of breeding

noun
  1. the mating and production of offspring by animals.
    the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start
  2. the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
    that's the kind of modesty you get from good breeding
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. (of animals) mate and then produce offspring.
    toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.

Information about breeding

  • The plural form of breeding is: breedings.
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Hyphenation of breeding

breed-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • breeding is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

breeding synonyms

Meaning genteelness:

genteelness, gentility

Meaning education:

education, training

Meaning bringing up:

fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

Meaning reproduction:

reproduction, procreation

Meaning produce a copy of:

reproducing

Meaning obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times:

multiplying

Meaning the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock:

propagation

Meaning the action of animals coming together to breed; copulation:

mating

Meaning care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing:

nurturing

Meaning a person's origin, descent, or ancestry:

birth

Meaning the identity and origins of one's parents:

parentage

Meaning a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit:

family

Meaning the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred:

pedigree

Meaning family background; descent or lineage:

blood

Meaning the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution:

stock

Meaning direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree:

lineage

Meaning the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance:

refinement

Meaning the action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated:

cultivation

Meaning the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively:

culture

Meaning refinement or elegance in a person or thing:

polish

Meaning formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech:

civility

Meaning courteousness and refinement of manner:

urbanity

Meaning behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people:

politeness

Meaning the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others:

courtesy

Meaning a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality:

class

Meaning good manners; refinement:

couth

Meaning (of an organism) produce offspring by a sexual or asexual process:

reproduce

Meaning (of people or animals) produce young; reproduce:

procreate

Meaning (of an animal or other organism) increase in number by reproducing:

multiply

Meaning breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock:

propagate

Meaning (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate:

mate

breeding antonyms

Meaning the state or quality of being vulgar:

vulgarity

Translation of breeding

Anagrams of breeding

beringed

Words that rhyme with breeding

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