p. pr. & vb. n. - of Breed
n. - The act or process of generating or bearing.
n. - The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
n. - Nurture; education; formation of manners.
n. - Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.
n. - Descent; pedigree; extraction.