breed

== English == === Alternative forms === breede (archaic) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹiːd/ Rhymes: -iːd === Verb === breed (third-person singular simple present breeds, present participle breeding, simple past and past participle bred) To produce offspring sexually; to bear young. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of. (of animals) To mate. (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities. (transitive, often with to or with) To arrange the mating of (specific animals). To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities. To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up. born and bred To yield or result in. (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth. (sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up. To produce or obtain by any natural process. (intransitive) To have birth; to be produced, developed, or multiplied. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To ejaculate inside (a person or a bodily orifice of same); to creampie. 2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive “God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.” year unknown, Tymber Dalton, Disorder in the House [Suncoast Society], Siren-BookStrand (→ISBN), page 32: “Then...you get...bred.” ==== Synonyms ==== (take care of in infancy and through childhood): raise, bring up, rear (ejaculate inside): creampie, cream ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === breed (plural breeds) All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies. A race or lineage; offspring or issue. (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics. (derogatory) Ellipsis of half-breed. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === berde, brede, rebed == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch breed, from Middle Dutch brêet, from Old Dutch *brēd, from Proto-West Germanic *braid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɪə̯t/ === Adjective === breed (attributive breë, comparative breër, superlative breedste) broad == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch brêet, from Old Dutch brēt, from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /breːt/, [breːt], [breɪ̯t], [bʀ-] Hyphenation: breed Rhymes: -eːt === Adjective === breed (comparative breder, superlative breedst) broad, wide Antonyms: nauw, smal large, ample ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: breed Berbice Creole Dutch: brete Negerhollands: breed → Caribbean Javanese: bradi (via Sranan Tongo) → West Frisian: breed === Anagrams === brede == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== breed alternative form of brede (“breadth”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== breed alternative form of bred (“bread”) == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian brēd, from Proto-West Germanic *braid. Cognates include West Frisian brie and German breit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /breːd/ Hyphenation: breed Rhymes: -eːd === Adjective === breed (masculine breeden, feminine, plural or definite breede, comparative brader, superlative breedst, braadst) wide ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “wide”): smäl === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “breed”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch breed, displacing older brie. === Adjective === breed broad, wide ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== breedteken ==== Further reading ==== “breed”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English bræd, from Old English brēad, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognates include English bread and Scots breid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɛːd/ === Noun === breed bread === References ===