Reproduction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of generating offspring

recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpɹədˈʌkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpɹədˈʌkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpɹədˈʌkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpɹədˈʌkʃən/.

Examples

Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

facts of life procreation breeding replication replica reproductive memory

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of generating offspring
noun	recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
noun	copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
noun	the act of making copies “Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient”
noun	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

Word Forms

reproduce	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
replicate	verb	make or do or perform again
procreate	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
breed	verb	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reproduktion

der Prozess der Zeugung von Nachkommen

🇪🇸Spanish

reproducción

el proceso de generar descendencia

🇮🇹Italian

riproduzione

il processo di generazione della prole

🇳🇱Dutch

reproductie

het proces van het genereren van nakomelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reprodução

o processo de geração de descendentes

🇷🇺Russian

воспроизводство

процесс рождения потомства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रजनन

संतान उत्पन्न करने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রজনন

সন্তান উৎপাদনের প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

இனப்பெருக்கம்

சந்ததிகளை உருவாக்கும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుత్పత్తి

సంతానం ఉత్పత్తి ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरुत्पादन

संतती निर्माण करण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રજનન

સંતાન પેદા કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ

ಸಂತತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുനരുൽപാദനം

സന്താനങ്ങളെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ

ਔਲਾਦ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنروتپادن

اولاد پیدا کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生殖

产生后代的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

再生

子孫を生み出すプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

생식

자손을 낳는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh sản

quá trình sinh con

🇹🇭Thai

การสืบพันธุ์

กระบวนการสร้างลูกหลาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

reproduksi

proses menghasilkan keturunan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpaparami

ang proseso ng pagbuo ng mga supling

🇲🇾Malay

pembiakan

proses penjanaan zuriat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكاثر

عملية توليد النسل

🇮🇷Persian

تولید مثل

فرآیند تولید فرزندان

🇹🇷Turkish

üreme

yavru oluşturma süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁעתוּק

תהליך יצירת צאצאים

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The primary meaning of 'reproduction' is 'the process of generating offspring'.

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