ALL meanings of breeding
breed·ing
B b - uncountable noun breeding 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. 3
- noun breeding the process of bearing offspring; reproduction 3
- noun breeding the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction 3
- noun breeding the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement 3
- noun breeding a person's line of descent 3
- noun breeding a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up 3
- noun breeding the producing of young 3
- noun breeding the rearing of young; upbringing, education, or training, esp. in manners or social behavior 3
- noun breeding good upbringing or training 3
- noun breeding the producing of plants and animals, esp. for the purpose of developing new or better types 3
- noun breeding Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans. 1
- noun breeding lineage; stock; strain: She comes from a fine breed of people. 1
- noun breeding sort; kind; group: Scholars are a quiet breed. 1
- noun breeding Disparaging and Offensive. half-breed (def 1). 1
- verb with object breeding to produce (offspring); procreate; engender. 1
- verb with object breeding to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce: Ten mice were bred in the laboratory. 1
- verb with object breeding Horticulture. to cause to reproduce by controlled pollination. to improve by controlled pollination and selection. 1
- verb with object breeding to raise (cattle, sheep, etc.): He breeds longhorns on the ranch. 1
- verb with object breeding to cause or be the source of; engender; give rise to: Dirt breeds disease. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes. 1
- verb with object breeding to develop by training or education; bring up; rear: He was born and bred a gentleman. 1
- verb with object breeding Energy. to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor. 1
- verb with object breeding to impregnate; mate: Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner. 1
- verb without object breeding to produce offspring: Many animals breed in the spring. 1
- verb without object breeding to be engendered or produced; grow; develop: Bacteria will not breed in alcohol. 1
- verb without object breeding to cause the birth of young, as in raising stock. 1
- verb without object breeding to be pregnant. 1
- noun breeding raising animals 1
- noun breeding upbringing, refinement 1
- adjective breeding for breeding 1
- noun breeding The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs. 0
- noun breeding The act of insemination by natural or artificial means. 0
- noun breeding The act of copulation in animals. 0
- noun breeding The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity. 0
- noun breeding Nurture; education; formation of manners. 0
- noun breeding Descent; pedigree; extraction. 0
- noun breeding (gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex, usually applied to gay pornography. 0
- verb breeding present participle of breed. 0
- adjective breeding Of, relating to or used for breeding. 0