breeding

breed·ing

 (brē′dĭng)

n.

1. One's line of descent; ancestry: a person of noble breeding.

2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior.

3. The production of offspring or young: measures to control the breeding of mosquitoes.

4. The propagation of animals or plants: a farm devoted to the breeding of horses.

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breeding

(ˈbriːdɪŋ)

n

1. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction

2. (Genetics) the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction

3. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement: a man of breeding.

4. a person's line of descent: his breeding was suspect.

5. (Nuclear Physics) physics a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up

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breed•ing

(ˈbri dɪŋ)

n.

1. the producing of offspring.

2. the improvement of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization.

3. the production of new forms of plants by selection, crossing, and hybridizing.

4. training; nurture.

5. the result of upbringing or training as shown in behavior, esp. in good manners.

[1250–1300]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breeding - elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression genteelness, gentility elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
	2.	breeding - the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" training, education upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	3.	breeding - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing, raising acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
	4.	breeding - the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" autosexing - (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching cattle breeding - breeding cattle dog breeding - breeding dogs horse breeding - breeding horses
	5.	breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring facts of life, procreation, reproduction sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Adj.	1.	breeding - producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes" fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

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breeding

noun

1. refinement, style, culture, taste, manners, polish, grace, courtesy, elegance, sophistication, delicacy, cultivation, politeness, civility, gentility, graciousness, urbanity, politesse men of low birth and no breeding

2. rearing, raising, nurturing There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.

3. reproduction, mating, reproducing, multiplying, propagation, procreation During the breeding season the birds come ashore.

Proverbs
"You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"

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breeding

noun

The process by which an organism produces others of its kind:

multiplication, procreation, proliferation, propagation, reproduction, spawning.

Obsolete: increase.

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Translations

تَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيب

vychovánízpůsoby

dannelsegode manerer

BenehmenHaltung

críacrianzaeducaciónmodales

éducationsurgénération

uppeldi; siîun

allevamentoeducazione

dannelsegode manerer

воспитание

razmnoževanje

yetişme

教养

breeding

[ˈbriːdɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Bio) → reproducción f

2. [of stock] → cría f

3. [of person] (also good breeding) → educación f, crianza f
bad breeding; ill breeding → mala crianza f, falta f de educación
he has (good) breeding → es una persona educada
it shows bad breeding → muestra una falta de educación

B. CPD breeding ground N (Bio) → lugar m de cría (fig) → caldo m de cultivo (of, for de, para) breeding season N → época f de reproducción

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breeding

[ˈbriːdɪŋ]

n

[animals] → élevage m

[plants] → production f

(by animals) → reproduction f

(= politeness) → bonnes manières fpl

adj

[bird, animal] → reproducteur/trice breeding pair, breeding seasonbreeding ground n

(for terrorism, corruption, scandal) → terreau m
a breeding ground for sth → un terreau pour qch
London has become a breeding ground for terrorists
BUT Londres est devenu un terreau fertile pour les terroristes.

[talent] → pépinière f
a breeding ground for talent → une pépinière de talents

(for bacteria, germs) → terrain m propice; (for mosquitoes) → zone f de reproduction
a breeding ground for → un terrain propice àbreeding pair n → couple m reproducteurbreeding season n → saison f des amoursbreeding stock n → animaux mpl élevés en vue de la reproduction

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breeding

n

(= reproduction) → Fortpflanzung und Aufzucht f → der Jungen

(= rearing) → Zucht f

(= upbringing, good manners: also good breeding) → gute Erziehung, Kinderstube f

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breeding

:

breeding ground, breeding place

n (lit, fig) → Brutstätte f

breeding season

n (of birds) → Brutzeit f; (of animal) → Zeit f → der Fortpflanzung und Aufzucht der Jungen

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breeding

[ˈbriːdɪŋ] n (of stock) → allevamento; (reproduction) → riproduzione f; (of person) (also good breeding) → (buona) educazione f

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breed

(briːd) – past tense, past participle bred (bred) – verb

1. to produce young. Rabbits breed often. voortplant, aanteel يلد раждам reproduzir-se rodit, mít mladé gebären yngle; formere sig; parre sig γεννώ, αναπαράγομαιcriar, reproducirse sigima بچه آوردن؛ تولید مثل کردن lisääntyä se reproduire לְהִזדָווֵג पैदा करना razmnožavati se nemz, utódot hoz létre, ellik beranak auka kyn sitt riprodursi, figliare 子を産む 새끼를 낳다 turėti jauniklių, daugintis vairoties baka zich voortplantenyngle, formere segrozmnażać się د مثل تولید reproduzir-se a se reproduce размножаться rozmnožovať sa razmnoževati se imati mlade föröka sig ให้กำเนิด yavrulamak, üremek 繁殖 народжувати; висиджувати (пташенят) نسل کشی کرنا sinh sản 繁殖

2. to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young. I breed dogs and sell them as pets. teel يُنتج، يربي حيوانات въдя criar chovat züchten opdrætte εκτρέφω, μεγαλώνωcriar tõuloomi kasvatama پرورش حیوانات jalostaa élever לְגָדֵל प्रजनन के लिए पशु रखना uzgajati tenyészt menangkarkan, membiakkan rækta allevare 飼育する 번식시키다 auginti, veisti audzēt (dzīvniekus) membiak kwekenavle, oppdrettehodować د حیواناتو روزنه criar a creşte разводить chovať gojiti uzgajati föda upp, avla เพาะพันธุ์ yetiştirmek, beslemek 育種，栽培 виводити; розводити نسل کشی کے لئے جانور رکھنا gây giống 养育

noun

a type, variety or species (of animal). a breed of dog. ras, soort سلالة، نوع، نسل порода raça rasa die Rasse race ράτσα, ποικιλία ζώου raza tõug گونه؛ نژاد rotu raceגזע नस्ल pasmina fajta jenis binatang kyn, tegund razza, tipo 品種 품종 veislė (dzīvnieku) šķirne; suga jenis rasraserasa نژاد raça rasă порода rasa pasma rasa ras, sort พันธุ์ cins, tür, soy 品種 порода; плем'я نسل nòi giống 品种

bred (bred) adjective

(often as part of a word).

1. (of people) brought up in a certain way or place. a well-bred young lady; American born and bred. opgevoed مُربّـى отгледан по определен начин educado vychovaný erzogen velopdragen αναθρεμμένος με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.) educado; criado kasvatatud به دنیا امده و پرورش یافتۀ جایی مشخص kasvatettu élevéמחונך लालन-पालन odgoj nevelt mendidik borinn og barnfæddur, uppalinn educato ～育ちの ...하게 자란 išauklėtas, išaugintas audzināts membesar opgevoed, grootgebracht oppdrattwychowany په یو ځانګړی ځای کی دنیا ته راغلی او یا روزیدلی educado crescut воспитанный vychovaný vzgojen odgojen fostrad ถูกเลี้ยงดู yetiştirilmiş, eğitilmiş (人)在某地或以特定方式長大的 вихований مخصوص اٹھان کے حامل giáo dục 教养，（人）在某地或以特定方式长大的

2. (of animals) brought up or reared in a certain way. a pure-bred dog. grootgemaak, opgelei مُربّـى отгледан по определен начин de raça čistokrevný gezüchtet opdrættet που έχει εκτραφεί με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.) de raza tõugu تربیت شده؛ اصیل jalostettu de raceגזעי खास तरह से पाला हुआ पशु uzgoj tenyésztett hasil tangkaran (hrein)ræktaður di razza ～品種の ...하게 기른 veislės audzēts pembiakan baka gefokt oppdratt; raset ... rasy اصیل، تربیت شوی de raça de rasă выведенный čistokrvný čistokrven istreniran ras-, -rasig เลี้ยง üretilmiş (動物)以特定方式被養大的 вигодований مخصوص نسل کے nuôi dưỡng 养育，（动物）以特定方式被养大的

ˈbreeding noun

education and training; good manners. a man of good breeding. goeie maniere, welgemanierdheid تَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيب възпитание educação způsoby, vychování das Benehmen dannelse; gode manerer ανατροφή, διαπαιδαγώγηση educación, modales kasvatus خوش برخورد؛ با اصالت koulutus éducationחינוך उच्चवंश odgoj nevelés didikan uppeldi; siðun educazione 育ち 훈련, 교육 auklėjimas audzināšana; audzēšana didikan opvoedingdannelse, gode manererwychowanie ښه برخورد کوونکی، له اصیلتیا سره educação educaţie воспитанность výchova vzgoja odgoj god uppfostran มีการศึกษาและมารยาทดี yetişme 教養 виховання; вихованість پرورش ، تربیت có giáo dục 教养

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breed·ing

n. cria, crianza.

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