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seedbed

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsidˌbɛd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A place conducive to development and attainment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hotbed

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bed

History

Etymology

From seed + bed.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 苗床 (miáochuáng) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 苗圃 (miáopǔ) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Finnish: kylvöpenkki — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Galician: morteiro — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Galician: pebideiro — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Galician: alcouve — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Galician: porral — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Galician: sementeiro — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • German: Saatbett — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • German: Saatbeet — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Hindi: बीअड़ (bīaṛ) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Ingrian: lava — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Irish: ceapach síl — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Japanese: 苗床 (naedoko) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Japanese: 苗圃 (byōho) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Korean: 묘상 (myosang) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Korean: 묘포 (myopo) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Māori: pārekereke — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Māori: tāpapa — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Polish: rozsadnik — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Polish: szkółka — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Russian: расса́дник (rassádnik) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Russian: гря́дка (grjádka) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: semillero — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: almácigo — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: almáciga — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: plantario — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: almacigal — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: almaciguero — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Spanish: colino — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Swahili: kitalu — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Tamil: நாற்றங்கால் (nāṟṟaṅkāl) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Tamil: நாற்றுப்பாத்தி (nāṟṟuppātti) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Tamil: நாற்றங்கொல்லை (nāṟṟaṅkollai) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Tibetan: སོན་ཞིང (son zhing) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاصدق (yasdık) — ground prepared for planting of seeds
  • Finnish: kasvualusta — figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment
  • German: Nährboden — figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment
  • Polish: zarzewie — figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment
  • Polish: zaczątek — figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment
  • Spanish: semillero — figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment