breeding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Types & categories
- elegance hypernym
Related & opposite
- aristocratic derivation
- cultured derivation
Sense 2 adjective
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
the breeding population
Related & opposite
- fruitful similar to
Sense 3 noun
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
a woman of breeding and refinement
Types & categories
- upbringing hypernym
Related & opposite
- civilize derivation
Sense 4 noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
Types & categories
- acculturation hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
Types & categories
- production hypernym
- autosexing hyponym
- cattle breeding hyponym
- dog breeding hyponym
- horse breeding hyponym
Related & opposite
- breed derivation
Sense 6 noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
- miscegenation hyponym
- multiplication hyponym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aristocratic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultured |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | elegance |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | fruitful |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | civilize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | upbringing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nurture |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | parent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | foster |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nurtural |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | acculturation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | breed |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | production |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | autosexing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | cattle breeding |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog breeding |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | horse breeding |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | procreate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiply |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | miscegenation |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | multiplication |