well bredadjective
uk/ˌwel ˈbred/us/ˌwel ˈbred/well bred adjective (PERSON)
old-fashioned coming from a family that has a high social position:
[ before noun ] a well-bred young English woman
mainly UK speaking or behaving in a way that is generally considered correct and polite
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Class & class-consciousness in general
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- class struggle
- class-conscious
- high society
- Hooray Henry
- inverted snob
- lower class
- lowest common denominator
- polarize
- prole
- proletarian
- riff-raff
- Sloane Ranger
- the upper crust
- underclass
- untouchable
- upper class
- upwardly mobile
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Behaving well
well bred adjective (ANIMAL)
(of horses, dogs, etc.) bred from parents who are both considered to be good quality animals