breeding.
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
Meaning & usage
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
The act of copulation in animals.
The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
Descent; pedigree; extraction.
Your dog has good breeding.
Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
Of, relating to or used for breeding.
Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bredyng, bredynge, from Old English *brēdende, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood; breed”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
present participle and gerund of breed
Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bredyng, bredynge, from Old English *brēdende, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood; breed”), equivalent to breed + -ing.
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