breeding

About 9.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
2. noun The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
3. noun The act of copulation in animals.
4. noun The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
5. noun Nurture; education; formation of manners.
6. noun Descent; pedigree; extraction.

   Your dog has good breeding.

7. noun Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex.
8. adjective Of, relating to or used for breeding.

   Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.

Similar words

procreation reproduction fruitful nurture refinement rearing upbringing fostering fosterage raising

Often followed by

season and of in grounds ground stock for is

Word family

breedings