The term 'breed' can refer to a variety of activities related to the care and propagation of animals. To EDUCATE is to impart knowledge or skills, and a STRAIN is a particular type of animal or plant. Reproducing is the process of creating offspring, and creating is the act of bringing something into existence. Domesticating is the process of adapting wild animals to live in close association with humans, while impregnating is the process of introducing sperm into an egg. Propagating is the process of multiplying plants by cuttings or other means, and ANCESTRY is the line of descent from a common ancestor. GENERATION is a group of individuals born and living at about the same time, ILK is a kind or type, and rearing is the process of raising and caring for young animals. A SIRE is a male parent, SORT is a kind or type, and raising is the process of bringing up children. Engendering is the process of producing or causing something.