Thesaurus: breeding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Breed
2. n. The act or process of generating or bearing.
3. n. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
4. n. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
5. n. Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.
6. n. Descent; pedigree; extraction.
7. adj. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
8. n. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
9. n. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
10. n. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
11. n. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
12. n. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring