different between homebrew vs homebred

English

Etymology

home +? brew

Noun

homebrew (countable and uncountable, plural homebrews)

1. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
2. (informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
3. (Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
   • 2006, David Menary, Terrier Town: Summer of ’49 (page 19)

     Homebrews, American imports, former big-leaguers—the Terriers had it all.

Translations

Verb

homebrew (third-person singular simple present homebrews, present participle homebrewing, simple past and past participle homebrewed)

1. To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
2. (informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.

Synonyms

• craft beer

English

Alternative forms

• home-bred

Etymology

From home +? bred.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?m?b??d/

Adjective

homebred (not comparable)

1. Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous. [from 16th c.]
2. Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished. [from 17th c.]

Related terms

• homeborn

Noun

homebred (plural homebreds)

1. A person or animal raised at home. [from 17th c.]
2. An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic. [from 18th c.]
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 72:

     He who could have ruined such an undesigning home-bred, must have been indeed infernally wicked.