Dictionary

procreation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
2. (uncountable, usually) The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

Forms

Deriveds

family of procreation · procreational · nonprocreation · procreationist

Relateds

procreative · procreate · propagation · creation · procreating · procreant · procreator

Synonyms

reproduction

Translations (44)

ar تَكَاثُر (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · bg размножение (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · af voortplanting (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ca procreació (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · de Fortpflanzung (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · ro procreare (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ko 생식 (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · nl reproductie (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · el αναπαραγωγή (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · de Zeugung (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · fi lisääntyminen (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · hi प्रजनन (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ro procreație (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ru деторожде́ние (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · cmn 生殖 (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · nl (geslachtelijke) voortplanting (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · fi lisääntyminen (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · kk ұдайы өсіп-өну (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · mk размножу́вање (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ka აღწარმოება (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · fy fuortplanting (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · ja 生殖 (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · it procreazione (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ja 出産 (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · pl prokreacja (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · ka გამრავლება (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · nl procreatie (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · sv fortplantning (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · de Fortpflanzung (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · gd gineamhainn (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · ru воспроизво́дство (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · el αναπαραγωγή (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · nl voortplanting (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · gd gineamhainn (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · nl (sexuele) procreatie (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · af voortplanting (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · ja 生殖 (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · es procreación (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring) · es procreación (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · pt procriação (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · kk қайта өсіру (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · fr procréation (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · fy fuortplanting (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction) · grc παιδοποιία (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction)