born and bred
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.
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Nearby words
- borm,
- borman,
- bormann,
- bormann, martin,
- born,
- born under a lucky star,
- born with a silver spoon,
- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth,
- born yesterday,
- born, max
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Examples from the Web for born and bred
He was ignored as only a born-and-bred Bostonian can ignore a man.
Toaster's Handbook|Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilersI could not well tell this born-and-bred merchant that my guardian thought I ought to feel above trade.
In the Valley|Harold Frederic