- pair-bonding
- noun see pair-bond
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pair-bonding
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Pair bond — In biology, a pair bond is the strong affinity that develops in some species between the male and female in a breeding pair. Pair bonding, from 1940, is a term frequently used in sociobiology and evolutionary psychology circles and is typically… … Wikipedia
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pair-bond — noun Date: 1940 a monogamous relationship • pair bonding noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bonding — /bon ding/, n. 1. Psychol., Animal Behav. a. a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment. b. the establishment of a pair bond. 2. a close… … Universalium
pair — Two objects considered together because of similarity, for a common purpose, or because of some attracting force between them. base p. (b.p.) the complex of two heterocyclic nucleic acid bases, one a pyrimidine and the other a purine, brought… … Medical dictionary
bonding — bond•ing [[t]ˈbɒn dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) psl anb a) a relationship that usu. begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment b) the establishment of a pair bond 2) psl anb a close … From formal English to slang
Human bonding — refers to the development of a close, interpersonal relationship between family members or friends. [ Webster’s New World College Dictionary © 1996.] Bonding is a mutual, interactive process, and is not the same as simple liking. The term is from … Wikipedia
chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another … Universalium
