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breed verb

  /bɹiːd/
  • (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.
avla, föda upp
  • To propagate or grow (plants) in an effort to give (them) certain qualities.
odla
  • (of animals) To mate.
  • (transitive, often with to or with) To arrange the mating of (specific animals).
avla, föröka
  • To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
föröka (sig)
  • To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
uppfostra, uppföda

breed noun

  /bɹiːd/
  • All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
  • A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
ras, sort

breeding noun

  /ˈbɹiːdɪŋ/
  • Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
fortplantning
  • The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
fostran
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