BREEDING

(noun) the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
synonyms : facts of life , procreation , reproduction
(noun) the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
(noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
synonyms : bringing up , fosterage , fostering , nurture , raising , rearing , upbringing
(noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
synonyms : genteelness , gentility
Education was considered a mark of gentility. -added by nithi
(noun) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
"a woman of breeding and refinement"
synonyms : education , training
(adj.) producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
"the breeding population", "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

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