Definition of PROCREATION

procreation

Meanings

Plural: procreations

Noun

  • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  • The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  • The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

Origin / Etymology

Recorded since circa 1386, from Old French procreacion (14th century; Modern French procréation), from Latin procreatio (“generation”), the noun of action from procreare (“to bring forth (offspring)”), itself from pro- (“forth”) + creare (“to create”)

Synonyms

breeding, facts of life, reproduction

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 18

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