bonding

bonding
bond|ing [ˈbɔndıŋ US ˈba:n-] n [U]
1.) a process in which a special relationship develops between two or more people
bonding between
the bonding between mare and foal
2.) male/female bonding informal
the activity of doing things with other people of the same sex, so that you feel good about being a man or a woman
They're in the bar again doing some male bonding!
3.) technical the connection of atoms or of two surfaces that are glued together
chemical bonding

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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