Dictionary definition · breeding
noun
- elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)"a woman of breeding and refinement"
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
- the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
- the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
adjective
- producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring"the breeding population"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).