adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person or animal raised at home.
2. 2
   An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic.

   "He who could have ruined such an undesigning home-bred, must have been indeed infernally wicked."

Adjective

1. 1
   Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous. not-comparable
2. 2
   Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

aboriginalautochthonousendemicindigenousnatalnative

Example

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"He who could have ruined such an undesigning home-bred, must have been indeed infernally wicked."

Etymology

From home + bred.

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