- 1[usually plural] a place where wild animals go to produce their young Some birds fly south to find good breeding grounds.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- 2breeding ground (for something) [usually singular] a place where something, especially something bad, is able to develop This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime.
Check pronunciation: breeding ground