breed up
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
to help an animal or child grow up
Literal meaning: The meaning is fairly transparent: breed something until it grows up.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
to raise a child or young animal until it is grown
"They bred up sheep on the hillside for generations."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rare and old-fashioned. Modern English usually uses 'bring up' for children and 'raise' or 'breed' for animals.
Commonly used with
children horses cattle pups youngsters stock
Forms
Base
breed up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
breeds up
he/she/it
Past simple
breeded up
yesterday
Past participle
breeded up
have + pp
-ing form
breeding up
continuous
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