English Explanatory Dictionary

breeding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
adj
  1. Of, relating to or used for breeding.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of breed
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breeding.wav

Word forms

breeding breedings

Etymology

From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.

Derived words

antibreeding breeding hips cobreeding cross-breeding dog breeding inbreeding linebreeding line breeding nonbreeding non-breeding outbreeding postbreeding prebreeding selective breeding stockbreeding unbreeding xbreeding breeding ground
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