born and bred
idiom
—used to refer to where one's birth and childhood took place
He's Mexican born and bred.
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Other key parts were played by Jean Smart, as Helen, Mare’s sassy mother, Angourie Rice as daughter Siobhan, and an ensemble that looked as if they were born and bred in Delco.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Newsom was born and bred in a state widely associated with moonbeams, metrosexuality, and macrobiotics.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
As a born and bred New Yorker in her late 40s with an older brother who once worked in the hip-hop industry, much of what was revealed in the documentary was not news to me.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
One of our absolute favorite glassware brands, Australia-born and bred Maison Balzac, is having a delightful sale right now.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Nevada, where Cortez Masto was born and bred, is a state that was Republican red for a very long time before turning blue-ish for a while, starting under Barack Obama in 2008.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Wendy Erskine is an amazing Belfast born and bred writer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Blazy, a Parisian born and bred, recoiled from the claim.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Known as Philadelphia’s lion in science, diplomacy, journalism, and life advice, he’s buried in Philadelphia, but he was born and bred in Boston.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Newsom was born and bred in a state widely associated with moonbeams, metrosexuality, and macrobiotics.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
As a born and bred New Yorker in her late 40s with an older brother who once worked in the hip-hop industry, much of what was revealed in the documentary was not news to me.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
One of our absolute favorite glassware brands, Australia-born and bred Maison Balzac, is having a delightful sale right now.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Nevada, where Cortez Masto was born and bred, is a state that was Republican red for a very long time before turning blue-ish for a while, starting under Barack Obama in 2008.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Wendy Erskine is an amazing Belfast born and bred writer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Blazy, a Parisian born and bred, recoiled from the claim.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Known as Philadelphia’s lion in science, diplomacy, journalism, and life advice, he’s buried in Philadelphia, but he was born and bred in Boston.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
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“Born and bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/born%20and%20bred. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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