crossbreed C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships Also spelled cross-breed US /ˈkrɔsˌbrid/ UK /ˈkrɒsbriːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to breed from two different varieties; the offspring so produced Farmers crossbreed cattle to improve hardiness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to breed from two different... hybridizeinterbreedmongrelhybridcross ↔ Opposites purebred Word family Derived forms crossbreeding Related forms crossbreedcrossbred Etymology AI details A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'breed' (Old English 'brēdan', 'to nourish, produce offspring'). crux Latin brēdan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crossbreed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **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 markdown