procreation

CEFRC1

/prˈoʊkrieɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of producing children or new living things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

Examples

  • Some species live solely for the purpose of procreation and survival.

  • Procreation does not interest me.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.