breeding
noun
[ ˈbriːdɪŋ ]
• the mating and production of offspring by animals.
• "the flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start"
• the good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
• "that's the kind of modesty you get from good breeding"
Similar:
upbringing,
rearing,
birth,
parentage,
family,
pedigree,
blood,
stock,
lineage,
(good) manners,
gentility,
refinement,
cultivation,
culture,
polish,
civility,
urbanity,
politeness,
courtesy,
graciousness,
class,
couth,
breed
verb
• (of animals) mate and then produce offspring.
• "toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed"
Origin:
Old English brēdan ‘produce (offspring), bear (a child)’, of Germanic origin; related to German brüten, also to brood.
