breed

Etymology

From Middle English breden, from Old English brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Dutch broeden, German Low German bröden, German brüten.

verb

1. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
   Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
2. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.
   a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men
3. Of animals, to mate.
4. To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
5. To arrange the mating of specific animals.
   She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.
6. To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
   He tries to breed blue roses.
7. To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
   born and bred on the verge of the wilderness 1859, Edward Everett, An Oration on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Statue of Mr. Webster
8. To yield or result in.
   disaster breeds famine; familiarity breeds contempt
9. (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth.
10. (sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up
11. To produce or obtain by any natural process.
12. (intransitive) To have birth; to be produced, developed or multiplied.
13. (transitive) To ejaculate inside; to attempt to impregnate.
    2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive “God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.”
    “ Yes,” I said. “You want to fuck me, and I submit to you. My body is yours. Stuff me. Fill me. Breed my ass. Seed me, my love. 2015, David Holly, The Heart's Eternal Desire, Bold Strokes Books Inc
    Then...you get...bred. year unknown, Tymber Dalton, Disorder in the House [Suncoast Society], Siren-BookStrand, page 32
    “I can't...can't last, baby.” / “I don't care. Come inside me. Breed me.” 2017, Casper Graham, Same Script, Different Cast [Scripts & Lyrics Trilogy], Siren-BookStrand, page 41
    "Are you clean?" he asked. / "Yeah, I get tested recently." / "Perfect. Breed me.” 2017, Casper Graham, Nothing Short of a Miracle [Scripts & Lyrics Trilogy], Siren-BookStrand, page 19

noun

1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
   a breed of tulip
   a breed of animal
2. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
3. (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.
   People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.
4. (derogatory) Ellipsis of half-breed.