INBREEDING

inbreeding

(noun) the act of mating closely related individuals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

inbreeding

present participle of inbreed

Noun

inbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural inbreedings)

(biology) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related

Synonyms

• incest

Source: Wiktionary


INBREED

In*breed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred; p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.] Etym: [Cf. Imbreed.]

1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds. To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.

2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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