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The correct spelling is breeding.
How to pronounce breeding
/ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
Say it like: Bree-din-g
The correct spelling is breeding. Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. For example: "Your dog has good breeding."
Usage Examples
“Your dog has good breeding.”
“a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men”
“She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- 2.The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
- 3.The act of copulation in animals.
- 4.The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
- 5.Nurture; education; formation of manners.
verb
- 1.To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
- 2.To give birth to; to be the native place of.
- 3.Of animals, to mate.
- 4.To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
- 5.To arrange the mating of specific animals.
adjective
- 1.Of, relating to or used for breeding.
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