a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection:the big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by British farmers
a sort or kind of person or thing:a new breed of entrepreneurs was brought into being
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(of animals) mate and then produce offspring:toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed
[with object] cause (an animal) to produce offspring, especially in a controlled and organized way:bitches may not be bred from more than once a year
[with object] develop (a variety of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality:these horses are bred for this sport
[with object] rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way:Theodora had been beautifully bred
[with object] produce or lead to (something) over a period of time:success had bred a certain arrogance
[with object] Physics create (fissile material) by nuclear reaction.
a breed apart
a kind of person that is very different from the norm:health-service staff are a breed apart with their dedication to duty
a dying breed
a kind of person that is slowly disappearing:the country’s dying breed of elder statesmen
what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh (or blood)
