Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

born and bred

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: born and bred
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Showing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.

Example Sentences

"She is a born and bred New Yorker."
"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."

Synonyms

born and raised

Questions

What does born and bred mean?: Showing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.

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