breeding

English Thesaurus

1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice,
definition	:	activities associated with sexual intercourse (noun.act)

hyponym	:	crossbreeding, interbreeding, miscegenation,
definition	:	reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	generation, multiplication, propagation,
definition	:	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun.act)

2. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization (noun.act)

hypernym	:	production,
definition	:	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale (noun.act)

hyponym	:	autosexing,
definition	:	(especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cattle breeding,
definition	:	breeding cattle (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dog breeding,
definition	:	breeding dogs (noun.act)

hyponym	:	horse breeding,
definition	:	breeding horses (noun.act)

3. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization,
definition	:	the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture (noun.act)

4. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	elegance,
definition	:	a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste (noun.attribute)

5. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	upbringing,
definition	:	properties acquired during a person's formative years (noun.attribute)

6. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring (adj.all)

similar	:	fruitful,
definition	:	productive or conducive to producing in abundance (adj.all)

7. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring (noun.act)

derivation	:	multiply, procreate, reproduce,
definition	:	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant (verb.body)

derivation	:	breed, multiply,
definition	:	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) (verb.body)

8. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization (noun.act)

derivation	:	breed,
definition	:	cause to procreate (animals) (verb.contact)

9. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear,
definition	:	bring up (verb.social)

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	nurtural,
definition	:	resulting from nurture (adj.all)

10. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

derivation	:	civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite,
definition	:	marked by refinement in taste and manners (adj.all)

11. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

12. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring (noun.act)

derivation	:	multiply, procreate, reproduce,
definition	:	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant (verb.body)

derivation	:	breed, multiply,
definition	:	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) (verb.body)

13. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization (noun.act)

derivation	:	breed,
definition	:	cause to procreate (animals) (verb.contact)

14. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (noun.act)

derivation	:	foster, nurture,
definition	:	help develop, help grow (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear,
definition	:	bring up (verb.social)

derivation	:	foster, further,
definition	:	promote the growth of (verb.social)

derivation	:	nurtural,
definition	:	resulting from nurture (adj.all)

15. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)

derivation	:	civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite,
definition	:	marked by refinement in taste and manners (adj.all)

16. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

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