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Thesaurus: home-bred

Bred at home; domestic; not foreign.

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Definitions

  1. a. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign.
  2. a. Not polished; rude; uncultivated.
  3. 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred mischief." Milton. Benignity and home-bred sense. Wordsworth. 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. Only to me home-bred youths belong. Dryden.