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breed

/ˈbɹiːd/ noun

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In Latin: pariō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about breed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A special variety of domesticated animals within a species.
    he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
  2. A special type.
    Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs

verb

  1. Call forth.
  2. Copulate with a female, used especially of horses.
    The horse covers the mare
  3. Cause to procreate (animals).
    She breeds dogs

Origin

Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.

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