procreate
Bring forth young
To procreate is to produce offspring through sexual reproduction.
The term is more formal than "have children" and carries biological or clinical overtones: Humans have an instinctive drive to procreate.
It applies to any species that reproduces sexually, though in everyday speech it often appears in discussions of human fertility, family planning, or evolutionary purpose.
Cultivated variety of animal
- propagateSpread or breed further
- multiplyIncrease in number
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- sireMale animal parent
beget · engender · conceive · fertilize · mate · copulate · inseminate · germinate
Formation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
embryo · fertilization · gestation · hormones · estrogen · testosterone · menstruation · endometrium
Mother or father
- motherFemale parent
- fatherMale parent
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- fatherhoodState of being dad
parenting · childrearing · nurture · upbringing · maternity · paternity · guardian · caregiver
Young human beings
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- descendantsThose who come after
- heirOne who receives legacy
- babyVery young child
infant · newborn · child · son · daughter · brood · litter · young
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
succession · legacy · inheritance · descendants · posterity · pedigree · family tree · progenitor
Of physical desire
- asexualWithout erotic attraction
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- organismLiving biological entity
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
biogenesis · genetics · DNA · chromosome · gene · heredity · trait · natural selection
breed
Cultivated variety of animal
sire · beget · engender · conceive · fertilize · mate · copulate · inseminate · germinate · pollinate
conception
Formation of an idea
zygote · embryo · fertilization · gestation · hormones · estrogen · testosterone · menstruation · endometrium · fallopian
parent
Mother or father
- motherFemale parent
- fatherMale parent
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
fatherhood · parenting · childrearing · nurture · upbringing · maternity · paternity · guardian · caregiver · childbirth
children
Young human beings
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- descendantsThose who come after
- heirOne who receives legacy
baby · infant · newborn · child · son · daughter · brood · litter · young · issue
ancestry
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
dynasty · succession · legacy · inheritance · descendants · posterity · pedigree · family tree · progenitor · forebears
sexual
Of physical desire
evolution · biogenesis · genetics · DNA · chromosome · gene · heredity · trait · natural selection · survival
procreation, procreative, procreator, procreating, procreators, procreates, procreated, procreations