Reproduction

n. procreation, act of producing offspring; duplication, act of copying; copy, duplicate; re-creation, act of remaking

Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced. Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known methods of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: sexual and asexual.
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Reproduction /re·pro·duc·tion/ 1. the production of offspring by organized bodies. 2. the creation of a similar object or situation; duplication; [more]Reproduction - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the process of generating offspring
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
(part-meronym) parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
(derivation) reproduce, procreate, multiply
2. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
(synonym) reproductive memory
(hypernym) recall, recollection, reminiscence
3. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
(synonym) replica, replication
(hypernym) copy
(hyponym) toy
4. the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"
(synonym) replication
(hypernym) copying
(hyponym) scanning
(derivation) reproduce
5. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
(synonym) procreation, breeding, facts of life
(hypernym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
(hyponym) miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding
(derivation) reproduce, procreate, multiply

n. reproduction, duplication