Synonyms and antonyms of Animal breeding and mating in British Thesaurus

asexual reproduction (noun)

reproduction in which there is no joining of male and female cells

breed (verb)

if animals breed, they become the parents of young animals

breeder (noun)

someone who breeds animals or plants, especially as their job

breeding (noun)

biology the process of mating and producing young animals

breeding (noun)

the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants

breeding ground (noun)

a place where animals breed

couple (verb)

literary when animals couple, they have sex

courtship (noun)

the behaviour of animals who are trying to attract a sexual partner

fecund (adjective)

very formal able to produce many babies, young animals, or new plants

fertile (adjective)

a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants

fishery (noun)

a place where fish are bred, either to be sold for food or to be put into lakes and rivers to catch as sport

hatchery (noun)

a place where fish or chicken eggs are hatched as part of a business

inbreeding (noun)

the process of producing children or animals from parents who are close members of the same family

in season (biology)

biology a female animal that is in season is ready to have sex

inseminate (verb)

formal to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her pregnant

interbreed (verb)

if different types of animals interbreed, or if you interbreed them, they produce young animals that are a mixture of the two types

mate (noun)

biology an animal’s sexual partner

mate (verb)

biology if one animal mates with another, or if two animals mate, they have sex

mating (noun)

sex between animals

multiply (verb)

to increase in number by producing new animals, plants, bacteria etc

oestrus (noun)

the period when a female animal can produce babies if she mates with a male

on heat ()

a female animal that is on heat is ready to mate with a male

pair (noun)

a male and female animal who breed (=produce baby animals)

pedigree (noun)

the parents, grandparents etc of an animal, or a list of them

prolific (adjective)

producing a lot of babies, or young plants or animals

put out/retire to stud ()

to keep a male animal that no longer works for breeding

rut (noun)

the time of the year when some male animals are sexually active

season (noun)

a period of the year when animals are sexually active

sire (verb)

to become the father of an animal such as a horse or a cow

stud farm (noun)

a place where male horses are kept and bred from to produce young horses