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Plural of breed

regular plural

The plural of breed is breeds.

Forms of breed

Singularbreed /ˈbɹiːd/
Pluralbreeds /bɹiːdz/
Countablecountable

Breeds in a sentence

  • A pond breeds fish.
  • A northern country breeds stout men.
  • All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.From the entry variant
  • Dog breeds called 'retrievers' were selected for retrieving.From the entry retrieve
  • Conscious condescension breeds panderers and enemies, not friends.From the entry condescension

Meaning of breed

  1. verb To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
  2. verb To give birth to; to be the native place of.
  3. verb To mate.

Full definition of breed

Questions about the plural of breed

What is the plural of breed?
The plural of breed is breeds.
Is breed countable?
Breed is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: breed (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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