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Detailed Synonyms for breeding in English

breeding:

breeding [the ~] noun

  1. the breeding
    the reproduction; the cultivation; the breeding; the culture; the growing; the multiplication; the production; the growth
  2. the breeding
    the breeding; the raise; the rear
  3. the breeding
    the cultivating; the growing; the raising; the breeding
  4. the breeding
    – the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring 1
    the breeding; the reproduction; the procreation; the facts of life
    – the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring 1
  5. the breeding
    – the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization 1
    the breeding
    – the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization 1
  6. the breeding
    – helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community 1
    the nurture; the breeding; the raising; the upbringing; the rearing; the fosterage; the fostering; the bringing up
    – helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community 1
  7. the breeding
    – elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression 1
    the breeding; the gentility; the genteelness
    – elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression 1
  8. the breeding
    – the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) 1
    the education; the training; the breeding
    – the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) 1

breeding adj

  1. breeding
    – producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring 1
    breeding
    – producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring 1
    • breeding adj
      • the breeding population1
      • retained a few bulls for breeding purposes1

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Related Definitions for "breeding":

  1. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring1
    • the breeding population1
    • retained a few bulls for breeding purposes1
  2. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring1
  3. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization1
  4. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community1
  5. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression1
  6. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)1
    • a woman of breeding and refinement1

breeding form of breed:

to breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)

  1. to breed
    to breed; to cultivate; to raise; to rear
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • rear verb (rears, reared, rearing)
  2. to breed
    to cultivate; to breed; to clone
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
    • clone verb (clones, cloned, cloning)
  3. to breed
    – have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) 1
    to breed; to multiply
    – have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) 1
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
      • pandas rarely breed in captivity1
    • multiply verb (multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)
  4. to breed
    – cause to procreate (animals) 1
    to breed
    – cause to procreate (animals) 1
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
      • She breeds dogs1
  5. to breed
    – copulate with a female, used especially of horses 1
    to cover; to breed
    – copulate with a female, used especially of horses 1
    • cover verb (covers, covered, covering)
      • The horse covers the mare1
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
  6. to breed
    – call forth 1
    to breed; to spawn; engender
    – call forth 1
    • breed verb (breeds, bred, breeding)
    • spawn verb (spawns, spawned, spawning)
    • engender verb

Conjugations for breed:

present
  1. breed
  2. breed
  3. breeds
  4. breed
  5. breed
  6. breed
simple past
  1. bred
  2. bred
  3. bred
  4. bred
  5. bred
  6. bred
present perfect
  1. have bred
  2. have bred
  3. has bred
  4. have bred
  5. have bred
  6. have bred
past continuous
  1. was breeding
  2. were breeding
  3. was breeding
  4. were breeding
  5. were breeding
  6. were breeding
future
  1. shall breed
  2. will breed
  3. will breed
  4. shall breed
  5. will breed
  6. will breed
continuous present
  1. am breeding
  2. are breeding
  3. is breeding
  4. are breeding
  5. are breeding
  6. are breeding
subjunctive
  1. be bred
  2. be bred
  3. be bred
  4. be bred
  5. be bred
  6. be bred
diverse
  1. breed!
  2. let's breed!
  3. bred
  4. breeding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

breed [the ~] noun

  1. the breed
    – a special type 1
    the breed
    – a special type 1
    • breed [the ~] noun
      • Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs1
  2. the breed
    – a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 1
    the stock; the strain; the breed
    – a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 1
    • stock [the ~] noun
    • strain [the ~] noun
      • he created a new strain of sheep1
    • breed [the ~] noun
      • he experimented on a particular breed of white rats1

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Related Definitions for "breed":

  1. a special type1
    • Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs1
  2. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species1
    • he experimented on a particular breed of white rats1
  3. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)1
    • pandas rarely breed in captivity1
  4. cause to procreate (animals)1
    • She breeds dogs1
  5. copulate with a female, used especially of horses1
  6. call forth1

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