breeding
breed|ing /br'iːdɪŋ/
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If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.
see also breedbreed|ing ground (breeding grounds)
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If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.
Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals...
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The breeding ground for a particular type of creature is the place where this creature breeds easily.
Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.cap|tive breed|ing
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Captive breeding is the breeding of wild animals in places such as zoos, especially animals which have become rare in the wild.
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If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.
see also breedbreed|ing ground (breeding grounds)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, with supp, usu N for n
If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.
Flaws in the system have created a breeding ground for financial scandals...
2 [N-COUNT] with supp
The breeding ground for a particular type of creature is the place where this creature breeds easily.
Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.cap|tive breed|ing
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Captive breeding is the breeding of wild animals in places such as zoos, especially animals which have become rare in the wild.