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born and bred

Idioms

Born and educated in a single locale or social class. For example, Adam was a Bostonian, born and bred. Although the two words were paired earlier, the precise locution dates from the mid-1800s.

Example Sentences

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And he’s Southern California born and bred, the product of esteemed diamond factory Harvard-Westlake High.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Harrop has English parents and could have represented Team GB but opted to compete for France, where she was born and bred.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The park reopens later and, for councillor Mark Mather, born and bred in Wooler, it is a "huge relief".

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

Keep in mind, I was born and bred in North Jersey.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

The beauty of the Lady of the Keep confused his mind, and in this rich, seemly, orderly, strange Court, he felt himself to be a goatherd born and bred.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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