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procreation

procreation noun: the process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind.

Noun

procreation (usually uncountable, plural procreations)

  1. (usually) The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  2. (usually) The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

procreation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit and Arabic

procreation in Hindi

the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
प्रजनन prajnan

procreation in Tamil

பிறப்பிக்கின்ற, கருவுற்றப் பிறக்கும் முறை, இனப்பெருக்கம்

procreation in Sanskrit

procreation
प्रजा prajā́

procreation in Arabic

the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
تَكَاثُر takāṯur

Synonyms of procreation

Forms of procreation

pluralprocreations

Origin of procreation

From Old French procreacion, from Latin prōcreātiō (“generation”), the noun of action from prōcreāre (“to bring forth”), itself from prō- (“forth”) + creāre (“to create”). First attested in c. 1386.

Words formed from procreation

Phrases with procreation

Words that rhyme with procreation

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Questions about procreation

What does procreation mean?
Procreation means the process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind.
What is procreation in Hindi?
Procreation in Hindi is प्रजनन (prajnan). See Procreation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is procreation?
Procreation is a noun.
What is the plural of procreation?
The plural of procreation is procreations.

Words near procreation in the dictionary

  1. procreated
  2. procreater
  3. procreaters
  4. procreates
  5. procreating
  6. procreation
  7. procreational
  8. procreationally
  9. procreationist
  10. procreationists
  11. procreations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: procreation (page history and authors); procreation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रजा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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