Synonyms for
Breed
Definition
To produce offspring by giving birth or hatching.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- breed horses
- breed dogs
- breed cattle
- breed contempt
- breed success
- breed resentment
- breed new ideas
Word family
Usage note
When referring to animals, 'breed' implies intentional reproduction. As a verb, it can also mean to cause a particular feeling or situation to develop, often a negative one.
Example sentences
- The bird will breed in the springtime.
- The cat will breed with another cat to have kittens.
- The fish will breed in the river.
- The horse will breed with a stallion to have a foal.
- The snake will breed in the summer.
Quotes
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. - Mark Twain
I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR mean changing the voting system to give the Liberal Democrats more votes. That's not what it means. It means changing the voting system to make sure that everybody's votes count. It means a different breeding of politicians and a different relationship between the electors and the elected. - Tony Benn
What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like and immorality is what they dislike. - Alfred North Whitehead