1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breed.

2. (n.) The act or process of generating or bearing.

3. (n.) The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.

4. (n.) Nurture; education; formation of manners.

5. (n.) Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.

6. (n.) Descent; pedigree; extraction.

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