Breeding and Mate

Breeding

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

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

Nearby Words: breed, breeder

Mate verb - To engage in sexual intercourse.

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Breeding and mate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Breeding" with "Mate", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: mated, mating, matey

human	human breeding	human mate
old	old breeding	old mate
good	good breeding	good mate
female	female breeding	female mate
Other adjectives: current, proper, brutal, actual, bad, main, possible, intentional, genetic.

Breeding is also overseen by the Tamassrans, deciding which individuals mate for purely functional reasons.

Source: No Blood Ties
Many invertebrates facilitate this trope by breeding parthenogenetically, eliminating the delay imposed when a mate must be located.

Source: Explosive Breeder
Chosen Conception Partner: Talia has chosen Batman as her ideal breeding partner and mate.

Source: Comicbook / Ra's Al-Ghul

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