Breeding and Keeping

Breeding

Breeding noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Keeping and breeding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keeping" instead a noun "Breeding".

Nearby Words: breed, breeder

Keeping noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.

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Breeding and keeping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breeding" instead a noun "Keeping".

Nearby Words: keep, keeper

They briefly discuss keeping the kids "for breeding" but instead slaughter them all - for meat.

Source: Literature / Spellsinger
An episode of Grimm was based on this story, although he wasn't killing them, but keeping them for breeding.

Source: The Bluebeard
While this may be seen as a simple subversion, the film truly averts the trope given that the creature selectively kills the men in the group, while keeping the women victims alive for breeding.

Source: Final Girl

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