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| 1. | [ noun ] elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | |
| Synonyms: | genteelness gentility refinement | |
| Related terms: | elegance | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring | |
| Examples: | "the breeding population" "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes" |
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| Related terms: | fruitful | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (economics,business) the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization | |
| Related terms: | production dog_breeding autosexing horse_breeding cattle_breeding breed | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | |
| Synonyms: | education training | |
| Examples: | "a woman of breeding and refinement" |
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| Related terms: | upbringing educate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (sociology) raising someone to be an accepted member of the community | |
| Synonyms: | rearing fostering nurture nurturing raising fosterage upbringing bringing_up | |
| Examples: | "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" |
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| Related terms: | socialization foster rear foster | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5350 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (biology,sexuality) the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | |
| Synonyms: | procreation facts_of_life reproduction | |
| Related terms: | sexual_activity miscegenation generation breed | |
| Similar spelling: |
brooding braiding Brodin breathing Breedon Breeden Bradeen breadwinner Breton Brittingham Britain Brewton |
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