breeding in WordNet English dictionary

1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
   reproduction  procreation  breeding  facts of life 
   
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
   breeding  bringing up  fostering  fosterage  nurture  raising  rearing  upbringing 
   
3. the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
   breeding 
   
4. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
   "a woman of breeding and refinement"
   education  training  breeding 
   
5. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
   breeding  genteelness  gentility 
   

1. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring
   "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
   breeding