breeding


breeding (http://definr.com/breeding)

     adj : producing offspring or set aside especially for producing
           offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few
           bulls for breeding purposes"
     n 1: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
          [syn: refinement, genteelness, gentility]
     2: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of
        correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and
        refinement" [syn: education, training]
     3: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community;
        "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
        important" [syn: bringing up, fostering, fosterage,
        nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]
     4: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or
        hybridization
     5: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
        [syn: reproduction, procreation, facts of life]