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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024breed /brid/USA pronunciation v., bred/brɛd/USA pronunciation breed•ing, n. v. - Animal Husbandry to produce young;
reproduce;
procreate:[no object]Mosquitoes breed in still ponds. - Botany to cause (plants or animals) to produce offspring and to be improved by selection:[~ + object]They breed livestock.
- to give rise to;
cause;
produce:[~ + object]Dirt breeds disease. - to develop by training or education:[~ + object]born and bred in Oxford.
n. [countable] - Geneticsa certain type or group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans:What breed are your cattle?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024breed (brēd),USA pronunciation v., bred, breed•ing, n. v.t. - Animal Husbandryto produce (offspring);
procreate;
engender. - Animal Husbandryto produce by mating;
propagate sexually;
reproduce:Ten mice were bred in the laboratory. - [Hort.]
- Botanyto cause to reproduce by controlled pollination.
- Botanyto improve by controlled pollination and selection.
- Animal Husbandryto raise (cattle, sheep, etc.):He breeds longhorns on the ranch.
- to cause or be the source of;
engender;
give rise to:Dirt breeds disease. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes. - to develop by training or education;
bring up;
rear:He was born and bred a gentleman. - Physics, Energy[Energy.]to produce more fissile nuclear fuel than is consumed in a reactor.
- to impregnate;
mate:Breed a strong mare with a fast stallion and hope for a Derby winner.
v.i. - to produce offspring:Many animals breed in the spring.
- to be engendered or produced;
grow;
develop:Bacteria will not breed in alcohol. - Animal Husbandryto cause the birth of young, as in raising stock.
- to be pregnant.
n. - Geneticsa relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- lineage;
stock;
strain:She comes from a fine breed of people. - sort;
kind;
group:Scholars are a quiet breed. - Slang Terms[Offensive.]half-breed (def. 2).
- bef. 1000; Middle English breden, Old English brēdan to nourish (cognate with Old High German bruotan, German brüten); noun, nominal use from 16th century
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beget, bear, generate.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged promote, occasion, foster, produce, induce, develop.
- 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged family, pedigree, line.
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