homebred

[ hohm-bred ]

/ ˈhoʊmˈbrɛd /

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adjective

bred or raised at home; native; indigenous; domestic.

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Origin of homebred

First recorded in 1580–90; home + bred

Words nearby homebred

homebirth, homebody, homebound, homeboy, home brand, homebred, home-brew, homebuilder, homebuilding, homebuyer, home-care

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How to use homebred in a sentence

Thus the schoolboy hears both sides, and is so far better off than the homebred boy who hears only one.
A Treatise on Parents and Children|George Bernard Shaw
It is the genuine produce of the ancient, rustic, manly, homebred sense of this country.
Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America|Edmund Burke
Too soon the mother states, with jealous fear, Transport their feuds and homebred quarrels here.
The Columbiad|Joel Barlow
But any season may bring it to your own shores; or at any hour it may appear among you homebred.
Colloquies on Society|Robert Southey

His virtues are all his own; all plain, homebred, and unaffected.
The Oxford Book of American Essays|Various

British Dictionary definitions for homebred

homebred

/ (ˈhəʊmˌbrɛd) /

adjective

raised or bred at home

lacking sophistication or cultivation; crude

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