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homebred

US/ˈhoʊmˌbɹɛd/

homebred adjective: born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.

Adjective

homebred (not comparable)

  1. Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.
  2. Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished.

Noun

homebred (plural homebreds)

  1. A person or animal raised at home.
  2. An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic.
    • He who could have ruined such an undesigning home-bred, must have been indeed infernally wicked.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

homebred meaning in Tamil

homebred in Tamil

வீட்டிற்குரிய

Forms of homebred

Adjective
alternative formhome-bred
Noun
pluralhomebreds

Origin of homebred

From home + bred.

Questions about homebred

What does homebred mean?
Homebred means born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous.
What is homebred in Tamil?
Homebred in Tamil is வீட்டிற்குரிய. See Homebred meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is homebred?
Homebred can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce homebred?
Homebred is pronounced /ˈhoʊmˌbɹɛd/ (US).

Words near homebred in the dictionary

  1. homeboy
  2. homeboys
  3. homebreaker
  4. homebreakers
  5. homebreaking
  6. homebred
  7. homebreds
  8. homebrew
  9. homebrewed
  10. homebrewer
  11. homebrewers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homebred (page history and authors); homebred (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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