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1. (n.) breeding
the producing of offspring.
2. breeding
the improvement of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.
3. breeding
the production of new forms of plants by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.
4. breeding
training; nurture.
5. breeding
the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior, esp. in good manners.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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| Definition of 'Breeding' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) breeding, genteelness, gentility
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
2. (noun) education, training, breeding
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
"a woman of breeding and refinement"
3. (noun) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
4. (noun) breeding
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
5. (adj) reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
6. (adj) breeding
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
"the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
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1. (noun) breeding
when animals breed
the breeding season
2. breeding
upbringing and education
a young woman of good breeding
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| Definition of 'Breeding' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Breeding
the act or process of generating or bearing
2. (noun) Breeding
the raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding
3. (noun) Breeding
nurture; education; formation of manners
4. (noun) Breeding
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
5. (noun) Breeding
descent; pedigree; extraction
6. Breeding
of Breed
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| Definition of 'Breeding' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Breeding
The production of offspring by selective mating or HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC in animals or plants.
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Sense: education and training; good manners
a man of good breeding.
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 Afrikaans: goeie maniere, welgemanie |
 Arabic: تَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيب |
 Bulgarian: възпитание |
 Brazilian: educação |
 Czech: způsoby, vychování |
 German: das Benehmen |
 Danish: dannelse; gode manerer |
 Greek: ανατροφή, διαπαιδαγώγηση |
 Spanish: educación, modales |
 Estonian: kasvatus |
 Farsi: خوش برخورد؛ با اصالت |
 Finnish: koulutus |
 French: éducation |
 Hebrew: חִינוּך |
 Hindi: उच्चवंश |
 Croatian: odgoj |
 Hungarian: nevelés |
 Indonesian: didikan |
 Icelandic: uppeldi; siðun |
 Italian: educazione |
 Japanese: 育ち |
 Korean: 훈련, 교육 |
 Lithuanian: auklėjimas |
 Latvian: audzināšana; audzēšana |
 Malay: didikan |
 Dutch: opvoeding |
 Norwegian: dannelse, gode manerer |
 Polish: wychowanie |
 Persian: خوش برخورد؛ با اصالت |
 Pashto: ښه برخورد کوونکی، له اصیل |
 Portuguese: educação |
 Romanian: educaţie |
 Russian: воспитанность |
 Slovak: výchova |
 Slovenian: vzgoja |
 Serbian: odgoj |
 Swedish: god uppfostran |
 Thai: มีการศึกษาและมารยาทดี |
 Turkish: yetişme |
 Taiwanese: 教養 |
 Ukrainian: виховання; вихованість |
 Urdu: پرورش ، تربیت |
 Vietnamese: có giáo dục |
 Chinese: 教养 |
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