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Breed
briːd
Breed definitions
verb
bred
breed
breeding
breeds
- (of animals) mate and then produce offspring
"toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed"
- cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way
"bitches may not be bred from more than once a year"
- develop (a variety of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality
"these horses are bred for this sport"
- rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities
"I was raised in an artistic household and bred to be a musician"
- produce or lead to (something) over a period of time
"success had bred a certain arrogance"
- create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction
noun
breed
breeds
- a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection
"the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers"
- a sort or kind of person or thing
"a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being"