breed

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To produce offspring sexually

   To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

2. 2

   To give birth to

   To give birth to; to be the native place of.

   • A pond breeds fish.
   • A northern country breeds stout men.
   • Yet every mother breeds not sons alike.
3. 3

   To mate.

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   1. 4

      To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's…

      To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.

   2. 5

      To arrange the mating of (specific animals).

      • She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.
   3. 6

      To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.

      • He tries to breed blue roses.
   4. 7

      To take care of in infancy and through childhood

      To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.

      • born and bred
      • Ah wretched me! by fates averſe, decreed, / To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed!
      • born and bred on the verge of the wilderness
   5. 8

      To yield or result in.

      • disaster breeds famine
      • familiarity breeds contempt
      • lest the place / And my queint habits breed astonishment
   6. 9

      To be formed in the parent or dam

      To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth.

   7. 10

      To educate

      To educate; to instruct; to bring up.

      • No care was taken to breed him a Protestant.
      • His farm may not […] remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in.
   8. 11

      To produce or obtain by any natural process.

      • Children would breed their teeth with much less danger.
   9. 12

      To have birth

      To have birth; to be produced, developed, or multiplied.

      • Fair encounter Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace On that which breed between 'em!
   10. 13

       To ejaculate inside (a person or a bodily orifice of same)

       To ejaculate inside (a person or a bodily orifice of same); to creampie.

       • 2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive “God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.”
       • “ Yes,” I said. “You want to fuck me, and I submit to you. My body is yours. Stuff me. Fill me. Breed my ass. Seed me, my love.
       • Then...you get...bred.
   11. 14

       All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

       • a breed of tulip
       • a breed of animal
   12. 15

       A race or lineage

       A race or lineage; offspring or issue.

       • And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
   13. 16

       A group of people with shared characteristics.

       • People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.
   14. 17

       Ellipsis of half-breed.

       • […] you stinking breed!" he answered through gritted teeth. John leaned down and placed the barrel of his six-gun hard against one of Dunlap's eyes.
   15. 18

       A surname.

   16. 19

       A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States,…

       A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, named after postmaster George M. Breed.

The neighborhood

• neighborbreed in the bone