Noun
breeding -
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
bringing up ,
fostering ,
fosterage ,
nurture ,
raising ,
rearing ,
upbringing
enculturation ,
acculturation ,
socialisation ,
socialization the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
breeding -
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
autosexing (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
cattle breeding breeding cattle
dog breeding breeding dogs
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"
breeding -
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
reproduction ,
procreation ,
facts of life
sex activity ,
sexual activity ,
sexual practice ,
sex 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)
breeding -
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
education ,
training
upbringing properties acquired during a person's formative years
Adjective
breeding -
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population" ; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
