Meaning of 'bred'

Find the meaning of the word ‘bred’

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Meaning of ‘bred’

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bred

imp. & p. p. of Breed. Bred out, degenerated. "The strain of man's bred out into baboon and monkey." Shak. -- Bred to arms. See under Arms. -- Well bred. (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. "A gentleman well bred and of good name." Shak. [Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.] (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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