Breed

Quick meaning: Breed is a verb meaning To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

Meaning

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.
2. (of animals) To mate.
3. (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
4. (transitive, often with to or with) To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
5. To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
6. To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
7. To yield or result in.

Example Sentences

born and bred

A pond breeds fish.

He tries to breed blue roses.

A northern country breeds stout men.

Word Forms

• breeds
• breeding
• bred
• breede

Synonyms for breed

Depending on context, synonyms include raise, rear, creampie, cream, strain, stock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include engender, spawn, cover, variety, strain, multiply.

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