Procreations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of producing offspring or generating new life through biological reproduction
2. The act of giving rise to descendants or creating new individuals within a species
3. An occurrence in which living organisms reproduce and contribute to the continuation of their genetic line

Etymology: "Procreations" is simply the plural of "procreation," so the history belongs to the noun itself. The word came into English from Old French "procreacion," which in turn came from Latin "procreatio," meaning "generation." That Latin noun was formed from the verb "procreare," "to bring forth," built from "pro-," meaning "forth," and "creare," "to create." Put together, the parts describe bringing something out into the world, which is exactly the sense the word keeps today. The word is first recorded in English around 1386, in the Middle English period, when Chaucer was writing. The plural form "procreations" follows the usual pattern for nouns ending in "-tion," used when speaking of separate acts or instances of producing offspring.

Synonyms: reproduction, generation, breeding, propagation, conception