Meaning of breed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. variety
2. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
3. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
4. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young
5. To give birth to; to be the native place of
6. To stir up trouble for oneself.
7. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
8. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, named after postmaster George M. Breed.
   countable, uncountable
9. To mate
10. manifold
11. To become cloudy.
12. A group of people with shared characteristics.
    informal
13. To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities
14. A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.
15. Ellipsis of half-breed.
    abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, ellipsis
16. To arrange the mating of (specific animals)
17. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.
18. a type, variety or species (of animal). a breed of dog. ras, soort سلالة، نوع، نسل порода raça rasa die Rasse race ράτσα, ποικιλία ζώου raza tõug گونه؛ نژاد rotu raceגזע नस्ल pasmina fajta jenis binatang kyn, tegund razza, tipo 品種 품종 veislė (dzīvnieku) šķirne; suga jenis rasraserasa نژاد raça rasă порода rasa pasma rasa ras, sort พันธุ์ cins, tür, soy 品種 порода; плем'я نسل nòi giống 品种
19. (often as part of a word).
    often as part of a word
20. education and training; good manners. a man of good breeding. goeie maniere, welgemanierdheid تَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيب възпитание educação způsoby, vychování das Benehmen dannelse; gode manerer ανατροφή, διαπαιδαγώγηση educación, modales kasvatus خوش برخورد؛ با اصالت koulutus éducationחינוך उच्चवंश odgoj nevelés didikan uppeldi; siðun educazione 育ち 훈련, 교육 auklėjimas audzināšana; audzēšana didikan opvoedingdannelse, gode manererwychowanie ښه برخورد کوونکی، له اصیلتیا سره educação educaţie воспитанно...
21. vt. criar, producir, engendrar.
22. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
23. To bring about; engender: "Admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy" (Jonathan Alter).

Equivalents

Examples

“a breed of tulip”

“a breed of animal”

“And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.”

“People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.”

“[…] you stinking breed!" he answered through gritted teeth. John leaned down and placed the barrel of his six-gun hard against one of Dunlap's eyes.”

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