inbreeding

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noun

Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.

“Inbreeding can result in handicapped children.”

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incest
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of inbreed
nouninbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural inbreedings)

plural inbreedings

  1. countableuncountablebiologyBreeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.

    Inbreeding can result in handicapped children.

    Synonyms: incest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBreeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.

Similar
incest
Also see
homogamyincestinterbreeding

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 近親繁殖 /近亲繁殖, 近親交配 /近亲交配
  • 近親繁殖 /近亲繁殖 (jìnqīn fánzhí)breeding between members of small population
  • 近親交配 /近亲交配 (jìnqīn jiāopèi)breeding between members of small population
  • 近交 (jìnjiāo)breeding between members of small population
Danish indavl
  • indavlbreeding between members of small population
Dutch inteelt
  • inteeltbreeding between members of small population
Finnish sisäsiitos
  • sisäsiitosbreeding between members of small population
French consanguinité
  • consanguinitébreeding between members of small population
German Inzucht
  • Inzuchtbreeding between members of small population
Greek ενδογαμία
  • ενδογαμία (endogamía)breeding between members of small population
Hungarian beltenyészet, beltenyésztés
  • beltenyészetbreeding between members of small population
  • beltenyésztésbreeding between members of small population
Indonesian silang dalam, silang sanak
  • silang dalambreeding between members of small population
  • silang sanakbreeding between members of small population
Japanese 近親交配
  • 近親交配 (kinshin kōhai)breeding between members of small population
Korean 근친교배
  • 근친교배 (geunchin'gyobae)breeding between members of small population
Malay biakbaka dalam
  • biakbaka dalambreeding between members of small population
Māori aitata, pūpukurau
  • aitatabreeding between members of small population
  • pūpukuraubreeding between members of small population
Norwegian innavl
  • innavlbreeding between members of small population
Polish chów wsobny
  • chów wsobnybreeding between members of small population
Portuguese endocruzamento
  • endocruzamentobreeding between members of small population
Russian инбри́динг, межро́дственное скре́щивание
  • инбри́динг (inbríding)breeding between members of small population
  • межро́дственное скре́щивание (mežródstvennoje skréščivanije)breeding between members of small population
  • инцу́хт (incúxt)breeding between members of small population
Swedish inavel
  • inavelbreeding between members of small population

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inbreeding

readingleadingfeedingproceedingbreedingprecedingspreadingbleedingexceedingmisleadingneedingbreastfeedingspeedingsucceedingbeadingpleadingseedingproofreadingweedingrecedingkneadingrereadingmisreadingBeeding
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Cite this entry
APA

inbreeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreeding

MLA

“inbreeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreeding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inbreeding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreeding.

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