adjective producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring.
noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
— synonyms: genteelness, gentility
noun the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior).
— synonyms: education, training
noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.
— synonyms: bringing_up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
noun the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization.
noun the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.
— synonyms: reproduction, procreation, facts_of_life
Examples
“Your dog has good breeding.”
“a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men”
“She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.”