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- DictionaryBreed·ing/ˈbrēdiNG/
noun
- 1. the mating and production of offspring by animals: "palolo worms use the moon to time their breeding"
1. : to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. yet every mother breeds not sons alike Shakespeare. 2. a. : beget sense 1. He bred a daughter. b. : produce, engender. despair often breeds violence. 3. biology : to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions.
1. One's line of descent; ancestry: a person of noble breeding. 2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior. 3. The production of offspring or young: measures to control the breeding of mosquitoes. 4. The propagation of animals or plants: a farm devoted to the breeding of horses.
4 days ago · breeding in British English. (ˈbriːdɪŋ) noun. 1. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction. 2. the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction. 3. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement.
to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce: Ten mice were bred in the laboratory. Synonyms: generate, bear, beget. Horticulture. to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination. to improve by controlled pollination and selection. to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.): He breeds longhorns on the ranch.
the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners: You can tell when a person has breeding.
Definition of breeding – Learner’s Dictionary. breeding. noun [ U ] uk / ˈbriːdɪŋ / us. breeding noun [U] (NATURE) the process in which animals produce young animals: the breeding season. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Biology, Agriculture breed‧ing /ˈbriːdɪŋ/ noun [ uncountable] 1 when animals produce babies Open-sea fish lay several million eggs each breeding season. 2 the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce animals or plants that have particular qualities the breeding of p...
