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breeding
  1. The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
  2. The act of copulation in animals.
  3. The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
  4. Nurture; education; formation of manners.
  5. Descent; pedigree; extraction.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Water management that prevents mosquito breeding is essential for effective control.”
      “She is very old-fashioned, emphasizing the importance of propriety and the good breeding of her children.”
      “In short, a polished and mature gentleman was a man of good breeding who was a useful member of society.”
breeder
  1. A person who breeds plants or animals professionally.
  2. A type of nuclear reactor that creates material suitable for the production of atomic weapons. (See Wikipedia's article on fast breeder reactors.)
  3. (derogatory) a person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children.
  4. (cellular automata) A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “James was a hard-working farmer, who was a champion ploughman and cattle breeder.”
      “Punishing or scolding a dog for being dirty, by the owner or breeder, may lead to a coprophagic behaviour.”
      “In the short term, if anyone is looking for weaners, we know of a breeder in Biggar who has piglets available which were born last weekend.”
breed
  1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
  2. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
  3. (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The Jack Russell is a breed of dog that is playful, alert, happy, and companionable.”
breedbate
  1. (obsolete) One who breeds or originates quarrels.
breedism
  1. Prejudice concerning breeds of animals.
breedership
  1. (rare) The role or status of being a breeder.
breedist
  1. An advocate of breedism.
breede
  1. Archaic spelling of breed.
breedbates
  1. plural of breedbate
breedings
breedists
  1. plural of breedist
breeders
  1. plural of breeder
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He is familiar with the challenges facing both breeders and racers, as well as the wants and needs of the racing public.”
      “They seem quite happy to either accept stock joisted in for the season or contract rear the lambs for breeders.”
      “Among cooperative breeders of certain other species, such as wolves and jackals, pups born in the same litter can be sired by different fathers.”
breedes
  1. plural of breede
breeds
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