raising vs breeding

breeding vs raising

raising and breeding both are nouns.

raising and breeding both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, raising and breeding are synonyms defined as:

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

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

raising (noun)	breeding (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the event of something being raised upward	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

raising (adjective)	breeding (adjective)
increasing in quantity or value	producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

Difference between raising and breeding

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