breeding vs nurture

nurture vs breeding

breeding and nurture both are nouns.

breeding is an adjective but nurture is not an adjective.

breeding is not a verb while nurture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breeding	Yes	Yes	No	No
nurture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, breeding and nurture are synonyms defined as:

breeding and nurture: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Other synonyms of breeding include bringing up, fosterage, fostering, raising, rearing, upbringing.

breeding (noun)	nurture (noun)
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

breeding (adjective)	nurture (adjective)
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

breeding (verb)	nurture (verb)
	help develop, help grow
	provide with nourishment
	look after a child until it is an adult

Difference between breeding and nurture

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