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- Dictionarybreeding/ˈbriːdɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the mating and production of offspring by animals: "the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start" Similar
- 2. the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity: "that's the kind of modesty you get from good breeding" Similar Opposite
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BREEDING definition: 1. the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them: 2. the process in which animals…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of breeding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BREEDING definition: 1. the process in which animals produce young animals: 2. the activity of keeping animals in order…. Learn more.
verb [ I/T ] us / brid / past tense and past participle bred us / bred /. to keep animals or plants for the purpose of producing young animals or plants, often for chosen qualities: [ T ] He bred hogs and cows and sold the meat and dairy products. When animals breed, they reproduce.
