procreation

The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind

Noun

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

Origin

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.

Forms

procreations

Synonyms

reproduction

Related

creation procreant procreate procreating procreative procreator propagation

Derived

family of procreation nonprocreation procreational procreationist