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Meanings of breeding in English

Catalan
educació
Spanish
educación

Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.

      educació
      Portuguese
      reprodução
      Catalan
      reproducció
      Spanish
      reproducción

      The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.

            reprodução
            Catalan
            educació
            Spanish
            elegancia

            Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.

                  educació
                  Portuguese
                  educação
                  Catalan
                  educació
                  Spanish
                  educación

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

                        educação
                        Usage of breeding in English
                        1
                        It could, however, be used in breeding prize livestock or rare animals.
                        Wired
                        2
                        In a statement, the company said the breeding programme will end immediately.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        The colony is breeding fast, often causing a problem for local residents.
                        The South African
                        4
                        Government policy at present allows three breeding females within the designated area.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        Henk has been breeding cows for 30 years and milks year round.
                        Radio NZ
                        6
                        He's involved mainly in organic beef production, breeding calves and finishing animals.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        AS, established for breeding and processing various types of fish, particularly salmon.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        It follows a record breeding season last year with 107 ducklings hatching.
                        Radio NZ
                        9
                        His birth is part of a breeding programme for this vulnerable species.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        In South Africa lion breeding farms are an extremely popular tourist attraction.
                        News.com.au
                        11
                        The favorite breeding-place of the tubercle bacillus is unfortunately in the home.
                        Preventable Diseases
                        12
                        So she did what any young lady of good breeding would do.
                        Changeless
                        13
                        Oppression, daily petty harassment and humiliation are the breeding ground for violence.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        The breeding had started long before Phase I. Malthus had been right.
                        The Robot Who Looked Like Me
                        15
                        The N'Dama cattle-breeding program in Senegal was used as a case study.
                        Pubmed
                        16
                        I first discovered this bird breeding in February in the Khuttuck Hills.
                        The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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                        Translations for breeding
                        Breeding through the time
                        Breeding across language varieties
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Less common
                        South Africa
                        Less common
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