procreation

Variant of procreate

transitive verb, intransitive verb procreated, procreating

  1. to produce (young); beget (offspring)
  2. to produce or bring into existence

Origin: < L procreatus, pp. of procreare, to procreate < pro-, pro- + creare, to create

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