Mating and Pair

Mating

Mating noun - Sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis.
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Synonyms for Mating

Pair is a synonym for mating in marry and breed topic. In some cases you can use "Pair" instead the word "Mating" as a verb or a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: mate, mated

Pair

Pair noun - Two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together.
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Synonyms for Pair

Mating is a synonym for pair. You can use "Mating" instead a noun "Pair".

Nearby Words: paired, pairing

How words are described

old old mating old pair
good good mating good pair
single single mating single pair
actual actual mating actual pair
Other adjectives: large, traditional, last, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Love Triangle This is a "mating urge" bringing together a pair that are a good genetic match to produce gifted children, and traditionally a Recognised couple will become lifemates.
    Source: Love Triangle
  • Operation: Jealousy The male of the pair, upon hearing other males, started making mating calls himself to warn them off and the two tamarins started mating again.
  • A pair of female marine biologists are at sea researching the mating patterns of humpback whales, when their tiny boat is caught between a female humpback and a pair of males.
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