Definitions for breed
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. breed, strain, stocknoun

   a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

   "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

2. breedverb

   a special type

   "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

3. engender, breed, spawnverb

   call forth

4. breed, coververb

   copulate with a female, used especially of horses

   "The horse covers the mare"

5. breedverb

   cause to procreate (animals)

   "She breeds dogs"

6. breed, multiplyverb

   have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

   "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breednoun

   All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

2. breednoun

   A race or lineage.

3. breednoun

   A group of people with shared characteristics.

   People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.

4. breedverb

   To sexually produce offspring.

5. breedverb

   Of animals, to mate.

6. breedverb

   To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.

7. breedverb

   To arrange the mating of specific animals.

   She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.

8. breedverb

   To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.

   He tries to breed blue roses.

9. breedverb

   To make sure that one's young grow up to adulthood.

10. breedverb

    To yield or result in.

11. breedverb

    To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breednoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A cast; a kind; a subdivision of species.

   I bring you witnesses,
   Twice fifteen thousand hearts of England’s breed. William Shakespeare.

   The horses were young and handsome, and of the best breed in the north. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Walled towns, stored arsenals, and ordnance; all this is but a sheep in a lion’s skin, except the breed and disposition of the people be stout and warlike. Francis Bacon, Essays, №. 30.

   Infectious streams of crowding sins began,
   And through the spurious breed and guilty nation ran. Wentworth Dillon.

   Rode fair Ascanius on a fiery steed,
   Queen Dido’s gift, and of the Tyrian breed. Dryden.

   A cousin of his last wife’s was proposed; but John would have no more of the breed. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

   2. Progeny; offspring.

   If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not
   As to thy friend; for when did friendship take
   A breed of barren metal of his friend? William Shakespeare, Mer. of Ven.

   3. A number produced at once; a hatch.

   She lays them in the sand, where they lie till they are hatched; sometimes above an hundred at a breed. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

2. To BREEDverb

   preter. I bred, I have bred.

   Etymology: brædan , Sax.

   1. To procreate; to generate; to produce more of the species.

   None fiercer in Numidia bred,
   With Carthage were in triumph led. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. To occasion; to cause; to produce.

   Thereat he roared for exceeding pain,
   That, to have heard, great horrour would have bred. F. Q.

   Our own hearts we know, but we are not certain what hope the rites and orders of our church have bred in the hearts of others. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   What hurt ill company, and overmuch liberty, breedeth in youth! Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

   Intemperance and lust breed infirmities and diseases, which, being propagated, spoil the strain of a nation. John Tillotson.

   3. To contrive; to hatch; to plot.

   My son Edgar! had he a hand to write this! a heart and brain to breed it in! William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   4. To produce from one’s self.

   Children would breed their teeth with much less danger. John Locke, on Education.

   5. To give birth to; to be the native place.

   Mr. Harding, and the worthiest divine christendom hath bred for the space of some hundreds of years, were brought up together in the same university. Richard Hooker.

   Hail, foreign wonder!
   Whom, certain, these rough shades did never breed. John Milton.

   6. To educate; to qualify by education.

   Whoe’er thou art, whose forward years are bent
   On state-affairs to guide the government;
   Hear first what Socrates of old has said
   To the lov’d youth, whom he at Athens bred. Dryden.

   To breed up the son to common sense,
   Is evermore the parent’s least expence. John Dryden, Juvenal.

   And left the pillagers, to rapine bred,
   Without controul, to strip and spoil the dead. Dryden.

   His farm may not remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in. John Locke.

   7. To bring up; to take care of from infancy.

   Bred up in grief, can pleasure be our theme?
   Our endless anguish, does not nature claim?
   Reason and sorrow are to us the same. Matthew Prior.

   Ah, wretched me! by fates averse decreed
   To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed. Dryden.

3. To Breedverb

   1. To bring young.

   Lucina, it seems, was breeding, and she did nothing but entertain the company with a discourse upon the difficulty of reckoning to a day. Spectator, №. 431.

   2. To encrease by new production.

   But could youth last, and love still breed,
   Had joys no date, and age no need;
   Then these delights my mind might move
   To live with thee, and be thy love. Walter Raleigh.

   3. To be produced; to have birth.

   Where they most breed and haunt, I have observ’d,
   The air is delicate. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   There is a worm that breedeth in old snow, and dieth soon after it cometh out of the snow. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 696.

   The caterpillar is one of the most general of worms, and breedeth of dew and leaves. Francis Bacon.

   It hath been the general tradition and belief, that maggots and flies breed in putrefied carcases. Richard Bentley.

   4. To raise a breed.

   In the choice of swine, choose such to breed of as are of long large bodies. John Mortimer.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breed

   Breed is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the fourth song on their 1991 studio album, Nevermind.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breed

   A breed is a specific group of domestic animals or plants having homogeneous appearance, characteristics, and traits that distinguish it from other groups within the same species, which has been achieved through selective breeding. It is usually recognized and given a distinct name by a breed registry or breeding association.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Breedverb

   to produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch

2. Breedverb

   to take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster

3. Breedverb

   to educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up

4. Breedverb

   to engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease

5. Breedverb

   to give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men

6. Breedverb

   to raise, as any kind of stock

7. Breedverb

   to produce or obtain by any natural process

8. Breedverb

   to bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant

9. Breedverb

   to be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth

10. Breedverb

    to have birth; to be produced or multiplied

11. Breedverb

    to raise a breed; to get progeny

12. Breednoun

    a race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance

13. Breednoun

    class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities

14. Breednoun

    a number produced at once; a brood

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Breed

   A breed is a specific group of domestic animals or plants having homogeneous appearance, homogeneous behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species and that were arrived at through selective breeding. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, no scientifically accepted definition of the term exists. A breed is therefore not an objective or biologically verifiable classification but is instead a term of art amongst groups of breeders who share a consensus around what qualities make some members of a given species members of a nameable subset. The term is distinguished from landrace, which refers to a naturally occurring regional variety of domestic animal through uncontrolled breeding. When bred together, animals of the same breed pass on these predictable traits to their offspring, and this ability—known as "breeding true"—is a requirement for a breed. Plant breeds are more commonly known as cultivars. The offspring produced as a result of breeding animals of one breed with other animals of another breed are known as crossbreeds or mixed breeds. Crosses between animal or plant variants above the level of breed/cultivar are referred to as hybrids.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breed

   brēd, v.t. to generate or bring forth: to train or bring up: to cause or occasion.—v.i. to be with young: to produce offspring: to be produced or brought forth:—pa.t. and pa.p. bred.—n. that which is bred, progeny or offspring: kind or race.—ns. Breed′-bate (Shak.), one who is constantly breeding or producing debate or strife; Breed′er, one who breeds or brings up; Breed′ing, act of producing: education or manners.—Breeding in-and-in, pairing of similar forms: marrying always among near relations. [A.S. brédan, to cherish, keep warm; Ger. brüten, to hatch.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BREED

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Breed is ranked #12407 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Breed surname appeared 2,506 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Breed.
   
   83.3% or 2,088 total occurrences were White.
   10.5% or 264 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 77 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 40 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 23 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Husbandry
   • Cause
   • Copulate
   • Produce

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'breed' in Nouns Frequency: #1971

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'breed' in Verbs Frequency: #802

Anagrams for breed »

1. brede

2. rebed

How to pronounce breed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say breed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of breed in a Sentence

1. Mackenzie Kelly:

   I understand the intention and spirit of the letter from the Chief of Police encouraging recently separated officers to return with a monetary incentive but the larger issue here is that officers who have been loyal to the city have not been offered a financial incentive for staying, uneven pay will breed a larger chasm related to morale issues brewing at the department. It’s important to maintain equity and fairness in pay across the board.

2. Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality:

   Successful people breed success.

3. Piero Ignazi:

   A new breed of 5-Star leaders has popped up from nowhere, and for now, Renzi doesn't seem to have an answer to them.

4. Richie Greenberg:

   Anyone that [Mayor Breed] chooses for sure is going to be an actual prosecutor, an experienced prosecutor, and is going to return normalcy to the DA’s office.

5. Tess Thompson Talley:

   The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. The numbers of this sub-species is actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting. The breed is not rare in any way other than it was very old. Giraffes get darker with age.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=breed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Breed
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=breed
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breed
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=breed
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=breed
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html