Definition of breeding Breeding

/bɹiˈdɪŋ/ - [breeding] - breed•ing

We found 20 definitions of breeding from 5 different sources.

What does breeding mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: breedings
breeding - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
		bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
		enculturation, acculturation, socialisation, socialization the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
breeding - the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
		production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
		autosexing (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
		cattle breeding breeding cattle
		dog breeding breeding dogs
breeding - elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
		genteelness, gentility
		elegance a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
		reproduction, procreation, facts of life
		sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
		miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
breeding - the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
		education, training
		upbringing properties acquired during a person's formative years
Adjective
breeding - producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

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Wiktionary

breeding (Noun)
The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs.
breeding (Noun)
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
breeding (Noun)
The act of copulation in animals.
breeding (Noun)
Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex, usually applied to gay pornography.
breeding (Verb)
Present participle of breed.
breeding (Adjective)
Of, relating to or used for breeding.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

breeding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Breed
breeding (n.)
The act or process of generating or bearing.
breeding (n.)
The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
breeding (n.)
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
breeding (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.
breeding (n.)
Descent; pedigree; extraction.