The meaning of BREED is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation. How to use breed in a sentence.

A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other …

Idiom a dying breed (Definition of breed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

BREED definition: to produce (offspring); procreate; engender. See examples of breed used in a sentence.

1. To produce or reproduce by giving birth or hatching: Mosquitoes breed in water. 2. To raise animals or plants, often to produce new or improved types: breed a new type of corn.

If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way. He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs. He …

To breed is to have babies, whether you’re a human or a hermit crab. A breed is also a specific type of a domesticated species, like a poodle or Great Dane.

What does the word breed mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word breed, three of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered offensive.

breed′a•ble, adj. 1. 2. beget, bear, generate. 5. promote, occasion, foster, produce, induce, develop. 14. family, pedigree, line.

Definition of breed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.