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breeding

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Synonyms and Antonyms of breeding

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

a family of good breeding that is well respected in the community

Synonyms of breeding

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock, strain

Words Related to breeding

heredity, succession

kin, kindred, relations, relatives

Near Antonyms of breeding

child, heir, inheritor, son, successor

Antonyms of breeding

issue, posterity, progeny, seed

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