BREEDING

Definition:

1. [noun] elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
   Synonyms: genteelness, gentility
   
   
2. [noun] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
   Synonyms: education, training
   
   
3. [noun] raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
   Synonyms: bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
   
   
4. [noun] the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
   
   
5. [noun] the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
   Synonyms: reproduction, procreation, facts of life
   
   
6. [adjective] producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
   
   

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Related Words:

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