1 [usuallypl.] a place where wild animals go to produce their young:
Some birds fly south to find good breeding grounds.
2 ~ (for sth) [usuallysing.] a place where sth, especially sth bad, is able to develop:
This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime.
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