Breeding

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1. Verb form

of Breed

2. Noun

The act or process of generating or bearing.

3. Noun

The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.

4. Noun

Nurture; education; formation of manners.

5. Noun

Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.

6. Noun

Descent; pedigree; extraction.

7. Noun

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
Vocabulary classified under Economics

8. Noun

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science

9. Noun

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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