born and bred
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4.0
- idiom
:
nacido y criado
- She is a local, born and bred in this small town and knows all its hidden gems.
Well, first of all, I'm Londoner, born and bred, moved out a few years ago to Windsor.
- Well, first of all, I'm Londoner, born and bred, moved out a few years ago to Windsor.
- I was born and bred then Corby, Northamptonshire, went to school there all my life.
- Compared to the likes of you and me, a born and bred British citizen, for me they seem to be getting put second.
- So I suppose born and bred in the UK, your mum then went to the States to earn money over there.
- And it's like they're born and bred like they're like Spartans, except instead of kicking ass, they're a boy band.
- I'm born and bred Palomina Catholic boy because everybody always asks.
- So I do consider myself a New York born and bred, but I go by these past three years of living here on my own.
- But I'll get back to our dad was born and bred in Dagenham, so he's an old extend boy.
Examples
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So I was born and bred in Ghana, straight away came to the UK, shoved into northwest London, end up being there.
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I am from Millstreet in Duhallow and I am Irish born and bred.
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So I do consider myself a New York born and bred, but I go by these past three years of living here on my own.
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You all French, born and bred?
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I was born and bred to do only one thing.
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I am, born and bred.
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Sure, although all these people were born and bred here.
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Born and bred right here on the island.
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Born and bred in Brooklyn, USA
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Of course, we were both born and bred in Brooklyn, NY.
Synonyms
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5.3
Having the manners and habits of a person raised in a city
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4.8
A person or animal raised at home rather than brought from another place
Having the habits and ways of people who grew up in a city
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines a clear notion of origin ('born') with a past-participle form ('bred') that conveys upbringing, so the overall meaning 'born and raised' is partially derivable from the parts. However, 'bred' as 'brought up/raised' (past participle of 'breed') and the fixed collocation may not be fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure, though similar constructions exist in many languages which can aid inference.
Etymology
The phrase born and bred comes from farm talk: born means to come into the world and bred means to be raised, as farmers 'breed' animals. So when you say someone is born and bred in a place, you mean they were both born there and grew up there and feel a strong connection to that place.