inbred

Meaning

Adj

1. Bred within; innate.
2. (derogatory, often) Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
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. (figuratively) Insular or self-contained, primarily interacting with and drawing upon one another.

Noun

1. A plant or animal produced by inbreeding.
2. (vulgar) A person born of incest.

Verb

simple past and past participle of inbreed

inbreed

1. To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
2. To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
3. To produce or generate within.

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Synonyms

inborn

innate

native

congentital

natural

inherent

connatural

selfing

built-in

self cross

congenital

immanent

instinctive

intrinsic

uncontested

autocopuation

Translations

innato

aangeboren

angeboren

naturel

congénito

natural

natuurlijk

αβίαστος

natürlich

inné

ingeboren

consanguin

innato

angeborene

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/

Etymology

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