Bred

//bɹɛd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of braid (“board, shelf, plank”). alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of breed form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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lacebandbetwinebraidingbrailbun

Example

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"Condors have never bred in zoos."

Etymology

From Middle English bred, from Old English bred (“board, plank, tablet, table”). More at braid.

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half-bredsib-bredtrue-bred

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