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lisääntyminen — meaning in English

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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

  1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  2. noun The start or origin of something.
  3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

breeding — full definition

  1. noun The controlled mating of animals or plants to produce or improve particular characteristics.
  2. noun Refined manners and upbringing, especially as a mark of a privileged background.

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