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Webster 1913 Edition


Inbred

In′bredˊ

,
Adj.
Bred within; innate;
as,
inbred
worth
.
Inbred sentiments.”
Burke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inbred

IN'BRED

,
Adj.
[in and bred, breed.] Bred within; innate; natural; as inbred worth; inbred affection.

Definition 2024


inbred

inbred

English

Adjective

inbred (comparative more inbred, superlative most inbred)

  1. bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.
  2. (often pejorative) having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding
  3. (genetics) describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.

Translations

Verb

inbred

  1. simple past tense and past participle of inbreed

Noun

inbred (plural inbreds)

  1. (vulgar) An inbred individual
    Since you all marry your cousins I bet you're a bunch of inbreds.

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