crossbreed

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

Also spelled cross-breed

US /ˈkrɔsˌbrid/ UK /ˈkrɒsbriːd/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to breed from two different varieties; the offspring so produced

Farmers crossbreed cattle to improve hardiness.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to breed from two different... hybridizeinterbreedmongrel hybrid cross

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purebred

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Derived forms crossbreeding

Related forms cross breedcrossbred

Etymology

A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'breed' (Old English 'brēdan', 'to nourish, produce offspring').

crux Latin brēdan Old English

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# crossbreed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkrɔsˌbrid
**IPA (UK):** ˈkrɒsbriːd

## Meanings
1. to breed from two different varieties; the offspring so produced

## Examples
- Farmers crossbreed cattle to improve hardiness.

## Synonyms
- hybridize
- interbreed
- mongrel
- hybrid
- cross

## Antonyms
- purebred

## Derived Forms
- crossbreeding

## Related Forms
- cross
- breed
- crossbred

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crux
- Root: brēdan

## Etymology
A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'breed' (Old English 'brēdan', 'to nourish, produce offspring').

## AI Etymology
Crossbreed is a compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'breed' (Old English 'brēdan', 'to nourish, produce offspring'). Important recorded forms include crux (Latin) and brēdan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to breed from two different varieties; the offspring so produced. The wider family includes derived forms such as crossbreeding and related words such as cross, breed, and crossbred.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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