lisääntyminen — meaning in English
Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead
English meaning
- birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- breeding noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
- generation noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- multiplication noun The mathematical operation of combining a number with itself a set number of times to produce a total, e.g. 4 x 5 = 20.
- procreation noun The process of producing offspring; reproduction.
- proliferation noun A rapid increase in the number or spread of something.
- propagation noun The spreading or multiplying of something, such as plants, ideas, or diseases.
- reproduction noun The biological process by which living things produce offspring.
- reproductive adjective Relating to the process of producing offspring.
- rise verb To move upward or increase.
Senses
lisääntyminen is used for these senses in English:
- birth (uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
- breeding Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- generation The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
- increase For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
- multiplication The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
- propagation The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
- reproduction The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
- reproductive Of or relating to reproduction.
birth — full definition
- noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- noun The start or origin of something.
- verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.
breeding — full definition
- noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
- noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.