род — meaning in English
rod
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English meaning
- breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- clan noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
- gender noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
- genus noun A biological classification rank grouping closely related species, sitting below family and above species.
- kin noun One's relatives, considered together as a group.
- kindred noun One's relatives, taken collectively; family connections.
- people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
- race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
Senses
род is used for these senses in English:
- breed A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
- clan A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
- gens (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
- kin One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
- kindred (often, plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
- people A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
- race A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
breed — full definition
- verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
- verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
- noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.
clan — full definition
- noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
- noun Informally, any close-knit group bound by loyalty, such as an extended family or team.