inbreeding
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of mating closely related individuals
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Inbreed \In*breed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred; p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.] [Cf. Imbreed.] [1913 Webster]
1.To produce or generate within. --Bp. Reynolds. [1913 Webster]
To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
2.To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i. [1913 Webster]