Breed

verb BREED briːd mild

Also spelled breed-up, breed, breedin

To make a woman pregnant; to impregnate — 'him breed di gyal' means he got the girl pregnant. As an adjective/state, a woman who 'have breed' or is 'breeding' is pregnant. A blunt, everyday word; 'breed up' intensifies it. It comes up plainly in talk of who fathered whose child and of a man who 'breed' many women.

  • Him breed di gyal an lef.

    He got the girl pregnant and left.

  • She breed fi di second time.

    She's pregnant for the second time.

  • How much woman him breed?

    How many women has he gotten pregnant?

From 'breed' (to reproduce); to impregnate / be pregnant. See [[belly-woman]], [[village-ram]].

To make pregnant / be pregnant ('have breed'). Blunt everyday word. See [[belly-woman]], [[carry-belly]].