Procreative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

producing new life or offspring

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːkɹiətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒkɹiətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒkɹiətˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːkɹiətˌɪv/.

Examples

the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
the reproductive or generative organs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reproductive generative

Parts of Speech

adjective

producing new life or offspring

“the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions”

Word Forms

generate	verb	make children
procreate	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
reproduce	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fortpflanzungsfähig

neues Leben oder Nachkommen hervorbringen

🇫🇷French

procréateur

produire une nouvelle vie ou une nouvelle progéniture

🇪🇸Spanish

procreador

producir nueva vida o descendencia

🇮🇹Italian

procreativo

produrre nuova vita o prole

🇳🇱Dutch

voortplanting

het produceren van nieuw leven of nakomelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

procriativo

produzindo nova vida ou descendência

🇷🇺Russian

репродуктивный

создание новой жизни или потомства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसूता

नया जीवन या संतान उत्पन्न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রজননশীল

নতুন জীবন বা সন্তান উৎপাদন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்யும்

புதிய வாழ்க்கை அல்லது சந்ததியை உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతానోత్పత్తి

కొత్త జీవితం లేదా సంతానం ఉత్పత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रजननक्षम

नवीन जीवन किंवा संतती निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રજનનક્ષમ

નવું જીવન અથવા સંતાન ઉત્પન્ન કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನದಾಯಕ

ಹೊಸ ಜೀವನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്താനോല്പാദനം

പുതിയ ജീവിതം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്താനങ്ങളെ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਨਵਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਜਾਂ ਔਲਾਦ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیدا کرنے والا

نئی زندگی یا اولاد پیدا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生育的

产生新生命或后代

🇯🇵Japanese

生殖的な

新しい命や子孫を生み出す

🇰🇷Korean

출산의

새로운 생명이나 자손을 낳는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh sản

tạo ra sự sống hoặc con cái mới

🇹🇭Thai

สร้างสรรค์

ทำให้เกิดชีวิตใหม่หรือลูกหลาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

prokreasi

menghasilkan kehidupan atau keturunan baru

🇵🇭Filipino

malikhain

paggawa ng bagong buhay o supling

🇲🇾Malay

beranak pinak

melahirkan hidupan baru atau zuriat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإنجابية

إنتاج حياة جديدة أو ذرية

🇮🇷Persian

زایشی

تولید زندگی یا فرزندان جدید

🇹🇷Turkish

üretken

yeni yaşam veya yavru üretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מולד

לייצר חיים או צאצאים חדשים

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The primary meaning of 'procreative' is 'producing new life or offspring'.

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Using 'procreative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'procreative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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