semidomestication
noun
semi·do·mes·ti·ca·tion ˌse-mē-də-ˌme-sti-ˈkā-shən 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: a captive state of a wild animal in which its living conditions and often its breeding are controlled by humans
semidomesticated
ˌse-mē-də-ˈme-sti-ˌkā-təd
adjective ˌse-ˌmī-
-mi-
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1835, in the meaning defined above
semidomesticated
adjective
as in halterbroken
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- halterbroken
- docile
- trained
- broken
- domesticated
- familiar
- subdued
- housebroken
- gentle
- domestic
- submissive
- tamed
- tame
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wild
- feral
- savage
- undomesticated
- unbroken
- untrained
- untamed
- wildish
- pleuric
- pleurisies
- pleurisy
- pleurite
- pleuritic
- pleuro-
- Pleurobrachia
- pleurobrachiae
- pleurobrachias
- pleurobrachiidaes
- pleurobranch
- pleurobranchia
- pleurobranchiae
- pleurobranchial
- pleurobranchiate
- pleurobranchs
- pleurobronchitis
- Pleurocapsa
- pleurocarp
- Pleurocarpi
- pleurocarpic
- pleurocarpous
- pleurocarps
- pleurocentral
- pleurocentrum