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föda upp — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.

Senses

föda upp is used for these senses in English:

  • breed (transitive) To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.

breed — full definition

  1. verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  2. verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
  3. verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
  4. noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.

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