APAD: born and bred

Definition

   strong connection to that location and its culture

 

Examples

   1) I was born and bred in a paddy field nestled among the mountains.

   2) She is a true New Yorker, born and bred in the heart of the city.

 

Etymology

   The term traces back to the Old English words "boren" and "bred," reflecting

   their historical usage in relation to birth and upbringing.

 

Synonyms

   native, indigenous, inherent

 

- englishdaily626.com [edited]

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I was born and bred in the Hebei county of YanNan on the edge of the North China

Plain. The land-locked town dates to the hazy wartime of the Yellow Emperor and

boasts flat fertile fields and winding easterly brooks. Its summer is muggy and

sweltering, winter icy and unforgiving, and populace rugged and canny.