breeding
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breeding¹
- /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
noun breedings
- Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. In analysing the ecological conditions of an animal population we have above all to focus our attention upon the most sensitive stages within the life cycle of the animal, that is, the period of breeding and larval development.
- The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
- The act of copulation in animals.
- The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
- Nurture; education; formation of manners. She had her breeding at my father's charge.
- Descent; pedigree; extraction. Your dog has good breeding.
- Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
breeding²
- /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English bredyng, bredynge, from Old English *brēdende, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood; breed”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
adjective
- Of, relating to or used for breeding. Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
verb
- present participle and gerund of breed Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
Breeding³
proper noun Breedings
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: procreation, reproduction, fruitful, nurture, refinement, rearing, upbringing, fostering, fosterage, raising, gentility, genteelness, education, training, bringing up, nurturing
Translations
Every language
noun process through which propagation, growth or development occurs
| Français | élevage |
|---|---|
| Русский | выра́щивание vyráščivanije, разведе́ние razvedénije, родосло́вная rodoslóvnaja |
noun act of inseminating by natural or artificial means
| Français | insémination |
|---|---|
| Русский | разведе́ние razvedénije, размноже́ние razmnožénije, осемене́ние osemenénije |
noun copulation of animals
| Español | cópula |
|---|---|
| Français | copulation |
| Русский | копуля́ция kopuljácija, сноше́ние snošénije, совокупле́ние sovokuplénije, ко́итус kóitus |
noun good manners as characteristic of the aristocracy
| Русский | воспи́танность vospítannostʹ |
|---|
noun ejaculation
| Español | preñada |
|---|
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title = {breeding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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