breeding - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

Synonyms

• breeding
• facts of life
• procreation
• reproduction

More generic

• sex
• sex activity
• sexual activity
• sexual practice

More specific

• crossbreeding
• generation
• interbreeding
• miscegenation
• multiplication
• propagation

Noun

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

Synonyms

• breeding

More generic

• production

More specific

• autosexing
• cattle breeding
• dog breeding
• horse breeding

Noun

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Synonyms

• breeding
• bringing up
• fosterage
• fostering
• nurture
• raising
• rearing
• upbringing

More generic

• acculturation
• enculturation
• socialisation
• socialization

Noun

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Synonyms

• breeding
• genteelness
• gentility

More generic

• elegance

Noun

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

Synonyms

• breeding
• education
• training

More generic

• upbringing

Adjective

producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

Synonyms

• breeding

Related

• fruitful

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