pair-bond
verb[I]
biologyspecialized(alsopair bond)uk/ˈpeəˌbɒnd/us/ˈperˌbɑːnd/toformacloserelationshipwith anotherpersonoranimal:
Ahormonecalled vasopressin, which isactivein thebrain,leadssomevolestostaypair-bonded forlife.
Manycoastalbirdsare now gettingreadytopairbond,court, andnest.
- In someanimalsthat don't havestrongsocialbonds,certainkindsofdrugscan make them moreinterestedin pair-bonding withtheirmates.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor
pair-bond
noun[C]
biologyspecialized(alsopair bond)uk/ˈpeəˌbɒnd/us/ˈperˌbɑːnd/acloserelationshipbetween onepersonand another, or oneanimaland another:
Some researchersmaintainthat the pair-bondarosesoonafter thehumanlinedivergedfrom otherprimates.
Humansformfairlystablepairbondsbut they are notunbreakable.
- Mostpeoplewho have theopportunitytoforma pair-bond will do so at sometimeintheirlife.
- Male andfemaleswanshavepermanentpairbondsand they bothplayequallyimportantrolesinraisingtheiryoung.
- Breaking along-termpairbondtypicallylowersthechancesofnestingsuccess.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor