upbreed

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/ʌpˈbɹiːd/

verb

To rear, or bring up; to nurse.

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Meanings

verbupbreed (third-person singular simple present upbreeds, present participle upbreeding, simple past and past participle upbred)

present singular third person upbreeds · participle present upbreeding · participle past upbred · past upbred

  1. archaictransitiveTo rear, or bring up; to nurse.

    upbred in a foreign country

    1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Origin

From up- + breed.

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Translations

Dutch opvoeden
  • opvoedento rear, or bring up; to nurse
Portuguese criar
  • criarto rear, or bring up; to nurse
Spanish criar
  • criarto rear, or bring up; to nurse

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with upbreed

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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