Meanings
phrase
- idiomaticShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.
She is a born and bred New Yorker.
2 more examples
Oh, you're from America? —Born and bred.
That’s because Nikos Zouganelis, “born and bred” on the party island, has deliberately sought to do something new.
2022 September 4, Helena Smith, “Mykonos has had its fill of champagne-fuelled tourism”, in The ObserverSynonyms: born and raised
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.
Similar
born and raised
Translations
Finnish paljasjalkainen
- paljasjalkainennative to
Korean 나고 자라다
- 나고 자라다 (nago jarada)native to
Spanish nacido y criado
- nacido y criadonative to
Cite this entry
APA
born and bred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/born%20and%20bred
MLA
“born and bred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/born%20and%20bred. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “born and bred,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/born%20and%20bred.
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