noun

1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

   “a breed of animal”

2. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.

3. A group of people with shared characteristics.

   “People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.”

verb

1. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

2. To give birth to; to be the native place of.

   “a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men”

3. Of animals, to mate.

Synonyms: bring up, raise, rear