breeding

[Breed·ing]

The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

...

The act or process of generating or bearing.

Noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

Noun
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

Noun
raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

Noun
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Noun
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"

...

Adjective S.
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Breed

n.
The act or process of generating or bearing.

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

n.
Nurture; education; formation of manners.

n.
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.

n.
Descent; pedigree; extraction.

Breeding

Breed"ing , n. 1. The act or process of generating or bearing. 2. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding. 3. Nurture; education; formation of manners.

She had her breeding at my father's charge.

4. 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.

Delicacy of breeding, or that polite deference and respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we converse.

5. Descent; pedigree; extraction. [Obs.]

Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding.

Close breeding, In and in breeding, breeding from a male and female from the same parentage. -- Cross breeding, breeding from a male and female of different lineage. -- Good breeding, politeness; genteel deportment. Syn. -- Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See Education.

Breeze, Breeze fly

Breeze , Breeze" fly` , n. [OE. brese, AS. bri'a2sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D. brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble, L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse, to roar, rush.] (Zo'94l.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid'91, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written also breese and brize.]

The act or process of generating or bearing.

...

Usage Examples

There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.

I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.

Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Misspelled Form

breeding, vbreeding, gbreeding, hbreeding, nbreeding, breeding, vreeding, greeding, hreeding, nreeding, reeding, bvreeding, bgreeding, bhreeding, bnreeding, b reeding, bereeding, b4reeding, b5reeding, btreeding, bfreeding, beeeding, b4eeding, b5eeding, bteeding, bfeeding, breeeding, br4eeding, br5eeding, brteeding, brfeeding, brweeding, br3eeding, br4eeding, brreeding, brseeding, brdeeding, brweding, br3eding, br4eding, brreding, brseding, brdeding, breweding, bre3eding, bre4eding, brereding, breseding, brededing, breweding, bre3eding, bre4eding, brereding, breseding, brededing, brewding, bre3ding, bre4ding, brerding, bresding, bredding, breewding, bree3ding, bree4ding, breerding, breesding, breedding, breesding, breeeding, breefding, breexding, breecding, breesing, breeeing, breefing, breexing, breecing, breedsing, breedeing, breedfing, breedxing, breedcing, breeduing, breed8ing, breed9ing, breedoing, breedjing, breedking, breedung, breed8ng, breed9ng, breedong, breedjng, breedkng, breediung, breedi8ng, breedi9ng, breediong, breedijng, breedikng, breedibng, breedihng, breedijng, breedimng, breedi ng, breedibg, breedihg, breedijg, breedimg, breedi g, breedinbg, breedinhg, breedinjg, breedinmg, breedin g, breedinfg, breedintg, breedinyg, breedinhg, breedinbg, breedinvg, breedinf, breedint, breediny, breedinh, breedinb, breedinv, breedingf, breedingt, breedingy, breedingh, breedingb, breedingv.

Other Usage Examples

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.