born and bred

phrase

—used to refer to where one's birth and childhood took place

He's Mexican born and bred.

Examples of born and bred in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With an ecosystem as capricious as this, the local wildlife is born and bred to go with the flow—think gentle-but-giant humpback whales, colonies of industrious beavers, and torpedoing peregrine falcons, the fastest animals on Earth. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Jon Hamm was on the New Heights podcast Wednesday where the Kelce brothers talked football with the born and bred Midwesterner. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026

Dusty May, Indiana born and bred and a former manager at IU, went to Ann Arbor. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

The animals were born and bred under the care of Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, which is based in Loxahatchee and was founded by Reillo. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for born and bred

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead