| 释义 |
procreation
pro·cre·ate P0578300 (prō′krē-āt′)v. pro·cre·at·ed, pro·cre·at·ing, pro·cre·ates v.intr. To produce offspring; reproduce.v.tr. To produce (offspring); reproduce.
[Latin prōcreāre, prōcreāt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + creāre, to create; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
pro′cre·ant (-ənt) adj.pro′cre·a′tion n.pro′cre·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  procreation - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspringfacts of life, reproduction, breedingsex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
procreationnounThe process by which an organism produces others of its kind:breeding, multiplication, proliferation, propagation, reproduction, spawning.Obsolete: increase.Translations
EncyclopediaSeereproductionprocreation
procreation [pro″kre-a´shun] the act of begetting or generating.re·pro·duc·tion (rē'prō-dŭk'shŭn), 1. The total process by which organisms produce offspring. Synonym(s): generation (1) , procreation2. The recall and presentation in the mind of the elements of a former impression. [L. re-, again, + pro-duco, pp. -ductus, to lead forth, produce] re·pro·duc·tion (rē'prō-dŭk'shŭn) 1. The recall and presentation in the mind of the elements of a former impression. 2. The total process by which organisms produce offspring.
Synonym(s): generation (1) , procreation. [L. re-, again, + pro-duco, pp. -ductus, to lead forth, produce]Procreation
PROCREATION. The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children. Inst. tit. 2, in pr. procreation
Synonyms for procreationnoun the process by which an organism produces others of its kindSynonyms- breeding
- multiplication
- proliferation
- propagation
- reproduction
- spawning
- increase
Synonyms for procreationnoun the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspringSynonyms- facts of life
- reproduction
- breeding
Related Words- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- miscegenation
- crossbreeding
- interbreeding
- multiplication
- propagation
- generation
|