Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinprōcreātiō“generation”
- Old Frenchprocreacion
- Englishprocreation
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans voortplanting, voortplanting
- voortplantingthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- voortplantingthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Ancient Greek παιδοποιία
- παιδοποιία (paidopoiía)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Arabic تَكَاثُر
- تَكَاثُر (takāṯur)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Bulgarian размножение
- размножение (razmnoženie)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Catalan procreació
- procreacióthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Chinese Mandarin 生殖
- 生殖 (shēngzhí)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Dutch voortplanting, procreatie
- voortplantingthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- procreatiethe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- (geslachtelijke) voortplantingthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- (sexuele) procreatiethe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- reproductiethe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Finnish lisääntyminen, lisääntyminen
- lisääntyminenthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- lisääntyminenthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
French procréation
- procréationthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
German Fortpflanzung, Fortpflanzung
- Fortpflanzungthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- Fortpflanzungthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- Zeugungthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Greek αναπαραγωγή, αναπαραγωγή
- αναπαραγωγή (anaparagogí)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- αναπαραγωγή (anaparagogí)the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Hindi प्रजनन
- प्रजनन (prajnan)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Italian procreazione
- procreazionethe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Japanese 生殖, 生殖
- 生殖 (seishoku)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- 生殖 (seishoku)the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
- 出産 (shussan)the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Korean 생식
- 생식 (saengsik)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Polish prokreacja
- prokreacjathe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Portuguese procriação
- procriaçãothe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Romanian procreare, procreație
- procrearethe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- procreațiethe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Russian воспроизво́дство, деторожде́ние
- воспроизво́дство (vosproizvódstvo)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- деторожде́ние (detoroždénije)the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Scottish Gaelic gineamhainn, gineamhainn
- gineamhainnthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- gineamhainnthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Spanish procreación, procreación
- procreaciónthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
- procreaciónthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Swedish fortplantning
- fortplantningthe process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with procreation
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Cite this entry
APA
procreation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procreation
MLA
“procreation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procreation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procreation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procreation.
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