| breed | | |
| n. (group) | 1. breed, stock, strain | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species.; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics.; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" |
| ~ bloodstock | thoroughbred horses (collectively). |
| ~ pedigree | line of descent of a purebred animal. |
| ~ species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. breed | a special type.; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" |
| ~ type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing.; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
| v. (creation) | 3. breed, engender, spawn | call forth. |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| v. (contact) | 4. breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses.; "The horse covers the mare" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ incubate, brood, hatch, cover | sit on (eggs).; "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| v. (contact) | 5. breed | cause to procreate (animals).; "She breeds dogs" |
| ~ mongrelise, mongrelize | cause to become a mongrel.; "mongrelized dogs" |
| ~ crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| v. (body) | 6. breed, multiply | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms).; "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ pullulate | breed freely and abundantly. |
| offspring | | |
| n. (person) | 1. issue, offspring, progeny | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ baby | the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young).; "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" |
| ~ by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. |
| ~ child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ eldest, firstborn | the offspring who came first in the order of birth. |
| ~ grandchild | a child of your son or daughter. |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ heir, successor | a person who inherits some title or office. |
| n. (event) | 2. materialisation, materialization, offspring | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (animal) | 3. offspring, young | any immature animal. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ hatchling | any recently hatched animal (especially birds). |
| ~ orphan | a young animal without a mother. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| ~ young bird | a bird that is still young. |
| ~ spat | a young oyster or other bivalve. |
| ~ young fish | a fish that is young. |
| progeny | | |
| scion | | |
| n. (person) | 1. scion | a descendent or heir.; "a scion of royal stock" |
| ~ descendant, descendent | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. |
| take after | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. take after | be similar to a relative.; "She takes after her father!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| v. (creation) | 2. follow, take after | imitate in behavior; take as a model.; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
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