Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reproduction

5 senses of reproduction

Sense 1
reproduction -- (the process of generating offspring)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Sense 2
reproduction, reproductive memory -- (recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall)
       => recall, recollection, reminiscence -- (the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode")

Sense 3
replica, replication, reproduction -- (copy that is not the original; something that has been copied)
       => copy -- (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor")

Sense 4
reproduction, replication -- (the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient")
       => copying -- (an act of copying)

Sense 5
reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life -- (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring)
       => sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity -- (activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")