1breed 
/ˈbri:d/ verb
breeds; bred /ˈbri:d/ verb /ˈbrɛd/; breed·ing 1 [+ obj] : to keep and take care of animals or plants in order to produce more animals or plants of a particular kind
▪ He got into the business of breeding cattle. ▪ The plants are bred to resist disease and drought. ▪ dogs bred for hunting = dogs bred as hunters = dogs bred to hunt ▪ wild horses bred to [=mated to] domestic horses [=wild horses and domestic horses brought together to produce horses that have qualities of both] 2 [no obj] : to produce young animals, birds, etc. : to produce offspring by sexual reproduction
▪ low-lying areas where mosquitoes breed [=reproduce] 3 [+ obj] : to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)
▪ She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country. — usually used as (be) bred ▪ children who are bred [=(more commonly) raised, brought up] in conditions of poverty and crime — see also breeding, ill-bred, well-bred 4 [+ obj] : to cause or lead to (something)
▪ Despair often breeds violence. ▪ scandals that breed cynicism — see also familiarity breeds contempt at familiarity
▪ He got into the business of breeding cattle. ▪ The plants are bred to resist disease and drought. ▪ dogs bred for hunting = dogs bred as hunters = dogs bred to hunt ▪ wild horses bred to [=mated to] domestic horses [=wild horses and domestic horses brought together to produce horses that have qualities of both]
▪ low-lying areas where mosquitoes breed [=reproduce]
▪ She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country. — usually used as (be) bred ▪ children who are bred [=(more commonly) raised, brought up] in conditions of poverty and crime — see also breeding, ill-bred, well-bred
▪ Despair often breeds violence. ▪ scandals that breed cynicism — see also familiarity breeds contempt at familiarity
bred in the bone
— used to describe a personal quality that is a deep or basic part of someone's nature ▪ His love of sports is bred in the bone. [=ingrained] — often used as bred-in-the-bone before another noun ▪ He is a bred-in-the-bone conservative.
— breed·er noun, plural breed·ers [count]
▪ cattle/dog breeders [=people who breed cattle/dogs]
▪ cattle/dog breeders [=people who breed cattle/dogs]
