Breeding — synonyms, definition

1. breeding (a)

bearing young generation multiplying reproduction

2. breeding (Noun)

appearance aristocracy bearing young behaviour bringing up care carriage courtesy cultivation culture decorum demeanour education elegance enlightenment erudition etiquette facts of life finesse fosterage • • •

breeding (Noun) — Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression. ex. "she conveys an aura of elegance and breeding"

breeding (Noun) — The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behaviour). ex. "a woman of breeding and refinement"

breeding (Noun) — Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. ex. "they debated whether nature or breeding was more important"

breeding (Noun) — The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization.

breeding (Noun) — The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.

acculturation elegance elegancy enculturation production sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice socialisation socialization upbringing autosexing cattle breeding crossbreeding dog breeding generation horse breeding interbreeding miscegenation multiplication propagation

3. breeding (Adjective)

breeding (Adjective) — Producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring. ex. "the breeding population" ex. "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

4. breeding (Verb)

covering engendering spawning

breeding (Verb) — Call forth.

breeding (Verb) — (animal husbandry) copulate with a female, used especially of horses.

breeding (Verb) — Cause to procreate (animals). ex. "She breeds dogs"

breeding (Verb) — Have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms). ex. "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

causing copulating coupling creating doing engendering making mating multiplying pairing procreating producing reproducing crossbreeding crossing hybridising hybridizing interbreeding mongrelising mongrelizing pullulating