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inbred.

Bred within; innate.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/attributive/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/predicative/ˌɪnˈbɹɛd/predicative
  1. Bred within; innate.

  2. Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.

    derogatory · often
  3. Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.

  4. Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.

noun/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/attributive
  1. A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.

  2. A person born of incest.

    vulgar
    Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds.
Where this word comes from

From the past participle of inbreed, equivalent to in- + bred.

verb/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/predicative/ˌɪnˈbɹɛd/predicative
  1. simple past and past participle of inbreed

    form-of · participle · past
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