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]