"well-bred" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: better-bred [comparative], more well-bred [comparative], best-bred [superlative], most well-bred [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better-bred|more|sup=best-bred}} well-bred (comparative better-bred or more well-bred, superlative best-bred or most well-bred)
  1. (of animals) Of good breed. Translations (of good breed): чистокръвен (čistokrǎven) (Bulgarian), van een goed ras (Dutch), आजानेय (ājāneya) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-well-bred-en-adj-k97Vsp8r Disambiguation of 'of good breed': 96 4
  2. (by extension) Well-mannered and refined because of a good upbringing and education. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Personality Translations (well-mannered and refined): welopgevoed (Dutch), आजानेय (ājāneya) (Sanskrit), bien nacido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-well-bred-en-adj-6a0-trpw Disambiguation of Personality: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'well-mannered and refined': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wellbred

Alternative forms

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