REPRODUCTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REPRODUCTION?

Need another word that means the same as “reproduction”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “reproduction” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reproduction” are: replication, breeding, facts of life, procreation, replica, copying, duplication, duplicating, print, copy, reprint, duplicate, facsimile, carbon copy, producing young, propagation, proliferation, spawning

Reproduction as a Noun

Definitions of "Reproduction" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reproduction” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process.
• Made to imitate the style of an earlier period or of a particular craftsman.
• The action or process of copying something.
• The process of generating offspring.
• Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall.
• The act of making copies.
• A copy of a work of art, especially a print or photograph of a painting.
• Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied.
• The quality of reproduced sound.
• The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring.

Synonyms of "Reproduction" as a noun (18 Words)

breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. The flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start.
carbon copy	A copy made with carbon paper.
copy	A thing made to be similar or identical to another. Catastrophes make good copy.
copying	An act of copying.
duplicate	A copy that corresponds to an original exactly. He made a duplicate for the files.
duplicating	A copy that corresponds to an original exactly.
duplication	A copy that corresponds to an original exactly. This kind of duplication is wasteful.
facsimile	An exact copy, especially of written or printed material. A facsimile of the manuscript.
facts of life	An event known to have happened or something known to have existed.
print	A picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography. Light summer prints.
procreation	The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring. In general animals copulate purely for the purpose of procreation.
producing young	Fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market.
proliferation	A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons. The proliferation of nuclear weapons.
propagation	The breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock. The propagation of plants by root cuttings.
replica	A duplicate of an original artistic work. It is a replica of an antique plaque.
replication	The process by which genetic material or a living organism gives rise to a copy of itself. A crucial step in cold virus replications.
reprint	A publication such as a book that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale. The publishers had nearly sold out of the initial run of copies and ordered a reprint.
spawning	The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs.

Usage Examples of "Reproduction" as a noun

• The cost of colour reproduction in publication is high.
• Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient.
• The design was changed to allow louder reproduction.
• A reproduction of Monet's ‘Wild Poppies.
• Reproduction French classical beds.
• Toads converge upon lakes and ponds intent on reproduction.

Associations of "Reproduction" (30 Words)

baby	Treat someone as a baby pamper or be overprotective towards. The baby of the Supreme Court.
breed	Produce or lead to (something) over a period of time. She breeds dogs.
breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. The breeding population.
calve	Release ice. The whales calve at this time of year.
dairy	A farm where dairy products are produced. Local dairy foods.
existence	A way of living. A person may be reaping the consequences of evil deeds sown in previous existences.
feeding	The act of consuming food.
fetus	An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.
floral	A fabric with a floral design. Floral tributes.
foster	Bring up under fosterage of children. Foster home.
frond	Compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad. Fronds of bracken.
gentility	Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression. Her grandmother s pretensions to gentility.
growth	Vegetation that has grown. The growth of culture.
housework	The work of cleaning and running a house. I was busy doing housework when the doorbell rang.
increasing	Music increasing in tempo and or volume. The increasing numbers of students.
infant	A schoolchild between the ages of about four and eight. Healthy infants.
lad	A boy or young man (often as a form of address. Tony was a bit of a lad always had an eye for the women.
nurture	Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing. They debated whether nature or nurture was more important.
raise	Raise from a lower to a higher position. The rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it.
raising	Increasing in quantity or value. A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity.
rearing	Rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.
reproductive	Producing new life or offspring. The reproductive or generative organs.
stunted	Inferior in size or quality. The trees exhibit a stunted appearance.
suckle	Suck milk from the mother’s breasts. The infant s biological need to suckle.
survival	Something that survives. He was fighting for his political survival.
teen	Relating to teenagers. They were both in their late teens.
teenager	A person aged between 13 and 19 years.
upbringing	Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community. She had had a Christian upbringing.
vegetal	Relating to that pole of the ovum or embryo that contains the less active cytoplasm, and frequently most of the yolk, in the early stages of development. Vegetal cells.
vegetative	Composed of vegetation or plants. Environmental factors trigger the switch from vegetative to floral development.