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Quick definitions from WordNet (breed)
▸ noun: a lineage or race of people
▸ noun: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species ("He experimented on a particular breed of white rats")
▸ noun: a special lineage ("A breed of Americans")
▸ noun: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
▸ verb: have young (animals) ("Pandas rarely breed in captivity")
▸ verb: of plants or animals ("She breeds dogs")
▸ verb: copulate with a female, used especially of horses
▸ verb: call forth
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9154)
▸ Also see breeds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to breed
▸ Usage examples for breed
▸ Idioms related to breed (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing breed
▸ Words that often appear near breed
▸ Rhymes of breed
▸ Invented words related to breed
▸ noun: a lineage or race of people
▸ noun: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species ("He experimented on a particular breed of white rats")
▸ noun: a special lineage ("A breed of Americans")
▸ noun: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
▸ verb: have young (animals) ("Pandas rarely breed in captivity")
▸ verb: of plants or animals ("She breeds dogs")
▸ verb: copulate with a female, used especially of horses
▸ verb: call forth
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9154)
▸ Also see breeds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to breed
▸ Usage examples for breed
▸ Idioms related to breed (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing breed
▸ Words that often appear near breed
▸ Rhymes of breed
▸ Invented words related to breed