breeding-ground
Where offspring develop
A breeding-ground is a place where animals mate and produce offspring: The marsh serves as a breeding-ground for migratory birds.
Figuratively, it describes any environment that fosters the development of something, often something undesirable: Poverty is a breeding-ground for crime.
Also spelled as two words or solid.
Location of one's birth
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- sourcePoint of origin
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- hotbedPlace fostering rapid growth
nexus · epicenter · fountainhead · wellspring · nucleus · genesis · inception · incubator
Place fostering rapid growth
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- milieuSocial or cultural surroundings
conditions · climate · atmosphere · culture · ecosystem · habitat · setting · context
Place fostering rapid growth
- infestationPest takeover situation
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- teemingAbundantly full of
flourishing · swarm · nest · enclave · hive · festering · multiplying · spawning
Room for infants
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
hothouse · greenhouse · plot · bed · field · orchard · vineyard · hatchery
birthplace
Location of one's birth
hotbed · nexus · epicenter · fountainhead · wellspring · nucleus · genesis · inception · incubator · root
hotbed
Place fostering rapid growth
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
milieu · conditions · climate · atmosphere · culture · ecosystem · habitat · setting · context · circumstances
hotbed
Place fostering rapid growth
- infestationPest takeover situation
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
teeming · flourishing · swarm · nest · enclave · hive · festering · multiplying · spawning · thriving
nursery
Room for infants
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- propagationAct of spreading widely
cultivation · hothouse · greenhouse · plot · bed · field · orchard · vineyard · hatchery · aquaculture
hatchery
Egg incubation facility
aviary · heronry · warren · burrow · den · lair · nursery · habitat · sanctuary · refuge
breeding-groundsterile environment
Space without living microorganisms
dead zone · wasteland · desert · killing field · hostile environment
breeding-groundgraveyard
Plot for interring the dead
cemetery · death bed · slaughterhouse · abattoir · terminus
breeding-groundhostile environment
Surroundings posing active threats
death trap · barrier · firebreak · quarantine zone · dead end
breed, breeding, breeder, breeders, breeds, bred, inbred, inbreeding, crossbreed