breedership

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noun

The role or status of being a breeder.

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Meanings

nounbreedership (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe role or status of being a breeder.

    […] it will be far from a real breeding flock, and its productions will never bear the stamp of uniformity, which is one of the distinguishing marks of breedership.

    1943, Perry Van Ewing, The Golden Hoof: A Practical Sheep Book, page 228
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    […] no one who engages in heterosexual practices can epistemically rule out the chance of becoming a parent. If this is accepted without protest, then universal breedership justifies the extension of parental obligations to all.

    2009, Frida Simonstein, Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender, page 144

Origin

From breeder + -ship.

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APA

breedership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedership

MLA

“breedership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedership. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breedership,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedership.

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