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Meaning of 'breeding' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Breeding [ n.]
- The act or process of generating or bearing.
- The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
- Nurture; education; formation of manners.
- Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.
- Descent; pedigree; extraction.
2 . Breeding [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Breed

Meaning of 'breeding' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . breeding [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Example in sentence:
  • a woman of breeding and refinement
Meaning (2):
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Example in sentence:
  • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
3 . breeding [ s]
Meaning (3):
- producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
Example in sentence:
  • retained a few bulls for breeding purposes;
  • the breeding population

Nearby Words:

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