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breeding

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. breeding (noun)
  2. breed (verb)
  3. breeding crate (noun)
  4. breeding ground (noun)
  5. breeding paralysis (noun)
  6. breeding plumage (noun)
  7. breeding population (noun)
  8. breeding potential (noun)
  9. breeding range (noun)
  10. breeding territory (noun)
  11. close breeding (noun)
  12. hand breeding (noun)
  13. pasture breeding (noun)
  14. breed out (verb)

breed·ing

noun

Definition of BREEDING

1
: the action or process of bearing or generating
2
: ancestry
3
a archaic : education <she had her breeding at my father's charge — Shakespeare> b : training in or observance of the proprieties
4
: the sexual propagation of plants or animals
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Examples of BREEDING

  1. She became involved in the breeding of sled dogs.
  2. His politeness shows good breeding.
  3. a person who lacks breeding

First Known Use of BREEDING

14th century

Related to BREEDING

Rhymes with BREEDING

bleeding, leading, reading, reeding

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