breeding
adjective
1. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
- the breeding population
- retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
Similar word(s): fruitful
Sentences with breeding as an adjective:
- Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
noun
1. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Similar word(s): genteelness, gentility
Definition categories: attribute, elegance
2. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- a woman of breeding and refinement
Similar word(s): education, training
Definition categories: attribute, upbringing
3. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Similar word(s): fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
Definition categories: act, acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
4. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
Definition categories: act, production
5. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Similar word(s): procreation, reproduction
Definition categories: act, sex
Sentences with breeding as a noun:
- Your dog has had good breeding.
verb
1. present participle of breed
- Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.