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breeding

The correct spelling is breeding.

How to pronounce breeding

/ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
  2. 2.The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
  3. 3.The act of copulation in animals.
  4. 4.The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
  5. 5.Nurture; education; formation of manners.

verb

  1. 1.To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
  2. 2.To give birth to; to be the native place of.
  3. 3.Of animals, to mate.
  4. 4.To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
  5. 5.To arrange the mating of specific animals.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, relating to or used for breeding.

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