breeding

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of copulation in animals.
4. (countable, uncountable) The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
5. (countable, uncountable) Nurture; education; formation of manners.
6. (countable, uncountable) Descent; pedigree; extraction.
7. (countable, slang, uncountable) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.

Adj

Of, relating to or used for breeding.

Verb

present participle and gerund of breed

breed

• Verb
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

rearing

reproduction

upbringing

nurture

training

raising

growth

education

propagation

multiplication

multiplying

generation

breeder mode

bringing up

facts of life

fosterage

fostering

genteelness

gentility

insemination

manners

procreation

development

incubation

breed

keeping

lineage

animal breeding

mating

good breeding

ancestry

nourishing

fertilized

pollinated

populate

seed selection

proliferation

fertilised

feeding

farming

reduplication

refinement

refining

reproducing

etiquette

stud

tending

brood

cattle-breeding

educational background

Vertalings

élevage

allevamento

cría

🧒

Erziehung

educación

Zucht

crianza

εκτροφή

Züchtung

éducation

reproduction

reprodução

opvoeding

educazione

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: breedyng

Geërf van Middle English: bredyng

Geërf van Old English: *brēdende

In summary

From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed + -ing.