pair bond
noun
a partnership between a mating couple that lasts through one season, serving primarily in the cooperative rearing of young.
pair bonding
-
a word derived from
pair bond.
Example Sentences
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Male-female pair bonding is in no danger of extinction.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Many scholars have suggested that stable pair bonding helped fuel the cooperation that allowed humans to thrive globally.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
Disparate as their ages may be, Margot and Sammy soon come to develop a friendship that expands beyond the role of mentor/mentee, with the pair bonding over their shared experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Your motivation to get up and go before your partner develops squooshy feelings makes sense—cuddling produces oxytocin, which has been shown to encourage pair bonding in prairie voles.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2021
It denotes the first fever of human pair bonding.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
