procreation

Recorded since circa 1386, from Old French procreacion (14th century; Modern French procréation), from Latin procreatio (“generation”), the noun of action from procreare (“to bring forth (offspring)”), itself from pro- (“forth”) + creare (“to create”)

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

procreation (usually uncountable, plural procreations)

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

• reproduction

• family of procreation

• creation
• procreant
• procreate
• procreating
• procreative
• procreator

• propagation

• incorporate