breeding
b ree ding
- n elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- n the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
a woman of breeding and refinement - n helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- n the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
- n the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- v call forth
- v copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- v cause to procreate (animals)
- v have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
- s producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
the breeding population
retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
- China is breeding pandas and releasing them into the wild.
- A millennium after the sport was born, we're breeding horses to finer and finer tolerances, racing them earlier and harder and producing an animal that may be a thrill to watch but .
- Then as now, the idea was to show off the owners' prize breeding stock.