Breeder
/ˈbriː.dər/noun
A person or animal that produces offspring, especially selectively.
Did you know?Breeder comes from the same deep Germanic root as breathe and breed, so the word’s oldest history is tied to the idea of life being drawn in and passed on.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰreu̯-
“to swell, bubble, ferment, boil”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*breudaną
“to breed, produce, beget”
Old English
OE
brēdan
“to nourish, rear, bring up”
Middle English
ME
breden
“to breed, produce offspring”
14th–15th Century
English
breeder
“one who breeds or produces offspring”
Modern English
English
breeder
“a person or animal that produces offspring, especially selectively”