When animals or people procreate, they produce young or babies. Most young women feel a biological need to procreate. = reproduce + procreation pro·crea·tion Early marriage and procreation are no longer discouraged there. = reproduction. to produce children or baby animals = reproduce (past participle of procreare, from creare; CREATE)
have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"
procreator
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pro·cre·a·tor
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Etymology
[ -"At ] (verb.) 1536. Latin procreatus, past participle of procreare, from pro- forth + creare to create; more at PRO-, CREATE.