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    breeding
    /ˈbriːdɪŋ/

    noun

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  2. BREEDING definition: 1. the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them: 2. the process in which animals…. Learn more.

  3. breed· ing ˈbrē-diŋ. Synonyms of breeding. 1. : the action or process of bearing or generating. 2. : ancestry. 3. archaic : education. she had her breeding at my father's charge William Shakespeare. b. : training in or observance of the proprieties. 4. : the sexual propagation of plants or animals. Synonyms. ancestry. birth. bloodline. descent.

  4. noun. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction. the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement. a man of breeding. a person's line of descent. his breeding was suspect.

  5. If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners. It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.

  6. BREEDING definition: 1. the process in which animals produce young animals: 2. the activity of keeping animals in order…. Learn more.

  7. n. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior and manners; manners, especially good manners: You can tell when a person has breeding. Energy . the production in a nuclear reactor of more fissile material than is consumed.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.