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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.
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.
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.
n. 1. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction. 2. (Genetics) the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction. 3. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement: a man of breeding. 4. a person's line of descent: his breeding was suspect. 5.
BREEDING definition: 1. the process in which animals produce young animals: 2. the activity of keeping animals in order…. Learn more.
The meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.
the mating and production of offspring by animals: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
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.
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.
