breed

B1 Topic:Animals

US /briːd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like breathe /ð/ vs /d/ Sounds like bleed /l/ vs /r/

noun verb Freq #6535

Meanings

1

noun
A particular type of a domestic animal within a species.

The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog.
2

verb
(of animals) to produce young.

Did you know that pandas rarely breed in captivity?
3

verb
To keep animals in order to produce young from them, often of a particular kind.

They breed several species of endangered animals at the zoo.
4

noun
A particular type or kind of person or thing.

Google represented a new breed of internet companies.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a particular type of a... strain

2 verb · (of animals) to produce young. multiply reproduce

Word family

Forms bredbreedethbreeds

Derived forms breedablebreedbatebreeder breedingbreedismbreedistbreedycolorbreedcross-breed crossbreedhalf-breedinbreed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.

breden Middle English brēdan Old English *brōdijaną Proto-Germanic *bʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# breed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** briːd
**Frequency rank:** 6535

## Meanings
1. A particular type of a domestic animal within a species.
2. (of animals) to produce young.
3. To keep animals in order to produce young from them, often of a particular kind.
4. A particular type or kind of person or thing.

## Examples
- The Labrador is one of the most popular breeds of dog.
- Did you know that pandas rarely breed in captivity?
- They breed several species of endangered animals at the zoo.
- Google represented a new breed of internet companies.

## Derived Forms
- breedable
- breedbate
- breeder
- breeding
- breedism
- breedist
- breedy
- colorbreed
- cross-breed
- crossbreed
- half-breed
- inbreed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: breden
- Root: brēdan
- Root: *brōdijaną
- Root: *bʰreh₁-

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.

## AI Etymology
Breed is inherited from Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Low German bröden, Dutch broeden, German brüten.

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