Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sib-bred

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: sib-bred
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bred or descended from ancestors who were related.

Example Sentences

"[…] have great faith in the London Fancy birds for a cross, and should prefer these birds to Norwich, as they have been sib-bred for at least fifty years."
"The “sib-bred" canaries shew unmistakable signs of albinism; they are practically white in plumage, and, through lack of pigmentation in the iris […]"
"[…] of course, can have no effect on its pedigree, which, as the carefully sib-bred hens prove, is really the crucial point in the production of clear Mules."
"[…] reported to be glad to get out of high-priced Shorthorns, for the sib-bred Bates cattle of those days were a delicate lot and frequently went wrong."

Etymology

From sib + bred.

Questions

What does sib-bred mean?: Bred or descended from ancestors who were related.
Where does sib-bred come from?: From sib + bred.

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