Breed and Offspring

Breed

Breed noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Offspring and breed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offspring" instead a noun "Breed".

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

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Breed and offspring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breed" instead a noun "Offspring".

rare	rare breed	rare offspring
normal	normal breed	normal offspring
common	common breed	common offspring
alien	alien breed	alien offspring
Other adjectives: single, powerful, male, large, feral, mixed, older, hybrid.

A mule is the offspring of a horse and a donkey, and they're always sterile, meaning you can't actually breed them in family lines the way something like horse breeding works.

Source: Literature / Circle of Magic
In many myths, demons are unable to breed naturally, and must instead mate with a human, producing a demonic offspring.

Source: Interspecies Romance / Mythology & Religion
In Hexwood, the Reigners specifically "breed" their Servants, ordering "chosen" girls to "breed" with their Servant, and then "farming" the offspring until they find out which ones they have to cull.

Source: People Farms

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