| noun | elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression |
| noun | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) “a woman of breeding and refinement” |
| noun | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important” |
| noun | the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization |
| noun | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| verb | call forth |
| verb | copulate with a female, used especially of horses “The horse covers the mare” |
| verb | cause to procreate (animals) “She breeds dogs” |
| verb | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) “pandas rarely breed in captivity” |
| adjective | producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring “the breeding population” |
| genteel | adjective | marked by refinement in taste and manners |
| gentle | adjective | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
| educate | verb | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment |
| foster | verb | promote the growth of |
| nurtural | adjective | resulting from nurture |
| nurture | verb | bring up |
| rear | verb | bring up |
| breed | verb | cause to procreate (animals) |
| reproduce | verb | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| procreate | verb | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant |
| breed | noun | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
| breeder | noun | a person who breeds animals |
| breeding | noun | the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization |
| multiplication | noun | the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |