bred

[ bred ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of breed.

bred

/ brɛd /

verb

1. See breed
   the past tense and past participle of breed

noun

1. derogatory.
   a person who lives in a small remote place

Word History and Origins

Origin of bred¹

sense 2: diminutive form of inbred

Idioms and Phrases

see born and bred . Also see under breed .

Example Sentences

Secondly, what's with choosing Swift, a 24-year-old born in Pennsylvania and bred in Nashville, to represent NYC?

From The Daily Beast

Both produce some wines good enough to challenge the well-bred conceits of wine makers in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

From The Daily Beast

Darci Brown, owner of a car dealership in Greenfield, Mass., has bred dogs as a hobby for 30 years.

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These exotic animals are kept in small cages and bred over and over again.

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Even when bred in captivity, Leahy said breeding facilities are often horrendous, resembling factory farming.

From The Daily Beast

Isabel had a glimpse of a delicate high-bred face set like a panel in a parted curtain.

From Project Gutenberg

She spoke calmly, with the pleasantly modulated voice of a well-bred Englishwoman.

From Project Gutenberg

The alarms and excursions of the past three weeks were naturally trying to a girl born and bred in a quiet Devon village.

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Among these showy and high-bred soldiers, the hours passed delightfully.

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To converse with an entirely uneducated person upon literature, interlarding your remarks with quotations, is ill-bred.

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Related Words

• cultivated
• cultured
• produced
• raised
• trained