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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.
The meaning of BREEDING is the action or process of bearing or generating. How to use breeding in a sentence.
(of animals) to have sex and produce young animals: The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring. More examplesFewer examples. While the animals are still immature, they do not breed. The map on the opposite page shows where these birds commonly breed. She breeds pedigree Burmese cats.
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 meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.
Definition of breed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BREEDING meaning: 1. the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them: 2. the process in which animals…. Learn more.
noun. Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans. lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people. Synonyms: line, pedigree, family. sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed.
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.
noun. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. see more. adjective. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring. “the breeding population” “retained a few bulls for breeding purposes” synonyms: fruitful. productive or conducive to producing in abundance. noun.
