procreation

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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.

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: voortplanting — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Arabic: تَكَاثُر (takāṯur) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Bulgarian: размножение (razmnoženie) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Catalan: procreació — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Chinese Mandarin: 生殖 (shēngzhí) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Dutch: voortplanting — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Dutch: procreatie — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Finnish: lisääntyminen — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• French: procréation — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• West-Frisian: fuortplanting — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Georgian: გამრავლება (gamravleba) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Georgian: აღწარმოება (aɣc̣armoeba) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• German: Fortpflanzung — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Greek: αναπαραγωγή (anaparagogí) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Ancient Greek: παιδοποιία (paidopoiía) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Hindi: प्रजनन (prajnan) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Italian: procreazione — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Japanese: 生殖 (seishoku) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Kazakh: қайта өсіру (qaita ösıru) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Kazakh: ұдайы өсіп-өну (ūdaiy ösıp-önu) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Korean: 생식 (saengsik) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Macedonian: размножу́вање (razmnožúvanje) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Portuguese: procriação — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Romanian: procreare — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Romanian: procreație — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Russian: воспроизво́дство (vosproizvódstvo) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Russian: деторожде́ние (detoroždénije) — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Scottish Gaelic: gineamhainn — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Spanish: procreación — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Swedish: fortplantning — the process by which an organism produces others of its kind — see also reproduction
• Afrikaans: voortplanting — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Dutch: (geslachtelijke) voortplanting — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Dutch: (sexuele) procreatie — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Dutch: reproductie — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Finnish: lisääntyminen — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• West-Frisian: fuortplanting — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• German: Fortpflanzung — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• German: Zeugung — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Greek: αναπαραγωγή (anaparagogí) — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Japanese: 生殖 (seishoku) — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Japanese: 出産 (shussan) — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Polish: prokreacja — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Scottish Gaelic: gineamhainn — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
• Spanish: procreación — the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring