Breed | Mean of breed in English Dictionary

/ˈbriːd/

• Verb
• to keep and take care of animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind
1. He got into the business of breeding cattle.
2. The plants are bred to resist disease and drought.
3. dogs bred for hunting = dogs bred as hunters = dogs bred to hunt
4. wild horses bred to [=mated to] domestic horses [=wild horses and domestic horses brought together to produce horses that have qualities of both]
• to produce young animals, birds, etc.
1. low-lying areas where mosquitoes breed [=reproduce]
• to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)
1. She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country.
2. children who are bred [=(more commonly) raised, brought up] in conditions of poverty and crime

• to cause or lead to (something)
1. Despair often breeds violence.
2. scandals that breed cynicism
• Noun
• a particular kind of dog, cat, horse, etc.
1. The collie is a working breed.
2. exotic breeds of cats
3. different breeds of cattle
• a kind of person
1. a new/different breed of athlete
2. People like them are a dying breed. [=there are not many people like them anymore]
3. Back then, stay-at-home dads were a rare breed. [=there were not many stay-at-home dads]