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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 day 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.
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.
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.
BREEDING meaning: 1 : the process by which young animals, birds, etc., are produced by their parents often used before another noun; 2 : the activity of keeping and caring for animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind often used before another noun.
Definitions of breeding. noun. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring. synonyms: facts of life, procreation, reproduction. see more. noun. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. see more. adjective. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring. “the breeding population”
