n. 1 kind, sort, type, variety, species; race, lineage, stock, family, strain What breed of dog won at Crufts this year?
v. 2 produce, generate, bring forth, create, engender, hatch, beget, give rise to, develop, cause The cheese is so old it's breeding maggots Familiarity breeds contempt. 3 raise, rear, cultivate, propagate Charollais cattle are widely bred in Europe today 4 arise, originate, appear; develop, grow, increase, multiply The sergeant allowed discontent and jealousy to breed within his platoon