What does Inbred mean?

Definitions for Inbred
ˈɪnˈbrɛdin·bred

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inbredadjective

    produced by inbreeding

  2. connatural, inborn, inbredadjective

    normally existing at birth

    "mankind's connatural sense of the good"

Wiktionary

  1. inbrednoun

    An inbred individual

  2. inbredadjective

    bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.

  3. inbredadjective

    (often pejorative) having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding

  4. inbredadjective

    describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inbredadjective

    Produced within; hatched or generated within.

    Etymology: in and bred.

    My inbred enemy
    Forth issu'd. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

    A man thinks better of his children than they deserve; but there is an impulse of tenderness, and there must be some esteem for the setting of that inbred affection at work. Roger L'Estrange.

    But he unmov'd contemns their idle threat;
    And inbred worth doth boasting valour slight. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. inbred

    Inbred generally refers to the result of breeding between close relatives, especially over many generations. This is common in certain species and certain selective breeding scenarios such as animals or plants. In humans, it often carries a negative connotation related to health problems due to genetic disorders. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is deeply ingrained or longstanding, such as certain ideas or habits.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inbredadjective

    bred within; innate; as, inbred worth

  2. Inbred

    of Inbreed

Anagrams for Inbred »

  1. bendir

  2. binder

  3. brined

  4. rebind

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Inbred in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Inbred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Inbred in a Sentence

  1. Enzo Anastasi:

    When three guests go searching for their ancestors in a remote village and get kicked out by their alleged relatives, that’s the opposite from our inbred hospitality, also, the escorts and the reference to local criminal organizations depict a negative image.

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