BREEDING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
   Synonym(s)
   • facts of life (what does facts of life mean?)
   • procreation (what does procreation mean?)
   • reproduction (what does reproduction mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) breeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sexual activity (what does sexual activity mean?)
   • sexual practice (what does sexual practice mean?)
   • sex (what does sex mean?)
   • sex activity (what does sex activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • miscegenation (what does miscegenation mean?)
   • crossbreeding (what does crossbreeding mean?)
   • interbreeding (what does interbreeding mean?)
   • generation (what does generation mean?)
   • multiplication (what does multiplication mean?)
   • propagation (what does propagation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
   • reproduce (what does reproduce mean?)
   • procreate (what does procreate mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
   • reproduce (what does reproduce mean?)
   • procreate (what does procreate mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
   Hypernyms(s) breeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • production (what does production mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • autosexing (what does autosexing mean?)
   • cattle breeding (what does cattle breeding mean?)
   • dog breeding (what does dog breeding mean?)
   • horse breeding (what does horse breeding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
3. Meaning
   • raising someone to be an accepted member of the community
   Synonym(s)
   • bringing up (what does bringing up mean?)
   • fosterage (what does fosterage mean?)
   • fostering (what does fostering mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • raising (what does raising mean?)
   • rearing (what does rearing mean?)
   • upbringing (what does upbringing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
   Hypernyms(s) breeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • socialization (what does socialization mean?)
   • socialisation (what does socialisation mean?)
   • acculturation (what does acculturation mean?)
   • enculturation (what does enculturation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • parent (what does parent mean?)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • parent (what does parent mean?)
   • foster (what does foster mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • foster (what does foster mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • foster (what does foster mean?)
   • further (what does further mean?)
   • foster (what does foster mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
4. Meaning
   • elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
   Synonym(s)
   • genteelness (what does genteelness mean?)
   • gentility (what does gentility mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) breeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • elegance (what does elegance mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
   Synonym(s)
   • education (what does education mean?)
   • training (what does training mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a woman of breeding and refinement
   Hypernyms(s) breeding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • upbringing (what does upbringing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
   • school (what does school mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • cultivate (what does cultivate mean?)
   • civilize (what does civilize mean?)
   • civilise (what does civilise mean?)

BREEDING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
   Usage Example(s)
   • the breeding population
   • retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
   Similar To
   • fruitful (what does fruitful mean?)