Home-bred \Home"-bred`\, a. 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred mischief." --Milton. [1913 Webster] Benignity and home-bred sense. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. [1913 Webster] Only to me home-bred youths belong. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]