English Explanatory Dictionary

true-bred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Purebred; genetically pure.
  2. Genuine.
  3. Of a proper lineage.
  4. Inborn.

Word forms

true-bred more true-bred most true-bred truebred

Etymology

From true (“genuine, legitimate”) + bred (“past tense of breed”).

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