# outbreeding

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
2. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).

## Etymology
From out- + breeding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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