breeding : English to Cebuano - Binisaya Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

breeding : kagawian (n.); pagpasanay (n.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

breeding
n.	1. breeding, genteelness, gentility	elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
	~ elegance	a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste.; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
n.	2. breeding, education, training	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior).; "a woman of breeding and refinement"
	~ upbringing	properties acquired during a person's formative years.
n.	3. breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
	~ acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization	the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
n.	4. breeding	the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization.
	~ production	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale.; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"
	~ autosexing	(especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching.
	~ cattle breeding	breeding cattle.
	~ dog breeding	breeding dogs.
	~ horse breeding	breeding horses.
n.	5. breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.
	~ sex, 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.
adj.	6. breeding	producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring.; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
	~ fruitful	productive or conducive to producing in abundance.; "be fruitful and multiply"