adjective
- bred or raised at home; domestic
- having simple, unsophisticated manners; rustic
Usage: often used of animals
Usage: sometimes implies lack of worldly experience
Examples
- The farmer preferred homebred cattle to imported stock.
- She raised homebred chickens in her backyard coop.
- His homebred manners charmed the city visitors.
- The homebred horse won the local racing competition.
- Despite his wealth, he maintained his homebred simplicity.
- The restaurant featured homebred pork from local farms.