'Home-bred' definitions:

Definition of 'Home-bred'

From: GCIDE
  • Home-bred \Home"-bred`\, a.
  • 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred mischief." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Benignity and home-bred sense. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. [1913 Webster]
  • Only to me home-bred youths belong. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]