BREEDING

[noun] [U]The family's business was horse-breeding.We used to keep pigs for breeding purposes.The penguins' breeding season has begun.These animals always return to the same breeding ground (= the place where they produce their young).Dirty water and poor sanitary conditions are rich breeding grounds for (= they produce a lot of) disease.Poor housing conditions are a breeding ground for (= they produce a lot of) teenage crime.(dated) A person who has (good) breeding has been trained in their childhood to be polite and behave correctly.That boy lacks breeding.