English Explanatory Dictionary

procreation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  2. The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

Pronunciation

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Word forms

procreation procreations

Etymology

From Old French procreacion, from Latin prōcreātiō (“generation”), the noun of action from prōcreāre (“to bring forth”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + creāre (“to create”). First attested in c. 1386.

Synonyms

reproduction

Related words

creation procreant procreate procreating procreative procreator propagation

Derived words

family of procreation nonprocreation procreational procreationist
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