Meaning

Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction..

Definitions by Sense

1. Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
2. The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
3. The act of copulation in animals.
4. The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
5. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
6. Descent; pedigree; extraction.
7. (gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
8. Of, relating to or used for breeding.

Example Sentences

In analysing the ecological conditions of an animal population we have above all to focus our attention upon the most sensitive stages within the life cycle of the animal, that is, the period of breeding and larval development.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true.

She had her breeding at my father's charge.

Your dog has good breeding.

Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding.

Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.

Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.

Word Forms

• breedings

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Use breeding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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