home-bred
Adjective - Raised or produced at home: "home-bred" describes something, typically an animal, that has been bred or raised in one's own home or domestic environment, as opposed to being obtained from an outside source.
- (Chickens raised on his own farm.)
- (Kittens born and raised in her house.)
- (Vegetables grown in one's own garden.)
"Home-bred talent": a person whose skills or abilities were developed within a local or domestic context, rather than imported from elsewhere.
- The company values home-bred talent, so they train their own employees. (Employees developed internally, not hired from outside.)
"Home-bred tradition": a custom or practice that originates within a particular family or community.
- Their home-bred tradition of baking bread every Sunday has been passed down for generations. (A tradition that started in their own home.)
Home-breeding (n): the practice of breeding animals at home.
- Home-breeding ensures that the animals are well cared for. (The act of raising animals domestically.)
Home-bred (adj) (alternative spelling): sometimes written without a hyphen as "homebred."
- The homebred puppies were all healthy. (The same meaning as "home-bred.")
- Domestic: relating to the home or family; not wild or foreign.
- Homegrown: grown or produced at home (often used for plants, but also figuratively for people or ideas).
"Home-bred and buttered": a rare, informal phrase meaning something that is familiar or comfortable because it comes from one's own home.
- He prefers home-bred and buttered recipes over fancy restaurant dishes. (Recipes he is used to from his own home.)
"Bred in the bone": a quality or habit that is deeply ingrained from childhood.
- Her love of gardening is home-bred and bred in the bone. (A natural result of being raised at home.)