Synonyms for breed

Other words for “breed”, grouped by meaning.

We found 6 synonyms for “breed”. The most common are strain, stock, engender, spawn, cover.

noun a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

verb call forth

verb copulate with a female, used especially of horses

Synonymscover

verb have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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