bred

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verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of breed.

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British Dictionary definitions for bred

bred

/ (brɛd) /


verb
  1. the past tense and past participle of breed

noun
  1. Australian derogatory, slang a person who lives in a small remote place

Origin of bred

1
sense 2: diminutive form of inbred

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Other Idioms and Phrases with bred

bred

see born and bred. Also see under breed.

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