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Words related to breeding

Definition:

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring;

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization;

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important";

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression;

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement";

producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes";

Hyponyms: miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding, generation, multiplication, propagation, autosexing, cattle breeding, dog breeding, horse breeding

Derivational Morphology: breed, multiply, reproduce, procreate, rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent, foster, further, educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

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