city-bred

cit·y-bred

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sit-ee bred]
- /ˈsɪt i brɛd/
- /ˈsɪti bred/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee bred]
- /ˈsɪt i brɛd/

Definition of city-bred word

adjective city-bred reared in a city. 1

Just one definition for city-bred

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Origin of city-bred

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; city + bred

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Parts of speech for City-bred

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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city-bred popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.