Born Definition

bôrn
adjective
Brought into life as a result of childbirth.
A baby was born this morning.
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Protruding completely from the vaginal opening during childbirth: said as of a baby's head.
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Brought into being.
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Having certain qualities or abilities innately, as if from birth; natural.
A born athlete.
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By birth.
French-born.
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verb

Bear.

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Past participle of bear; given birth to.

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(Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn. With fire.

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noun

(Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn. A stream.

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suffix

(usually hyphenated, preceded by a noun or adjective) Born in or native to the place indicated.

I am Scottish-born.
I am Texas-born.
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(sometimes hyphenated, usually preceded by an adjective) With respect to birth order or social rank.

She is my firstborn child.
He was a low-born rascal.
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Other Word Forms of Born

Noun

Singular:
born
Plural:
borns

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Origin of Born

  • Dialectal variant of burn.

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  • From the verb to bear.

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Born Sentence Examples

  • You said you were born here.

  • The accent says otherwise, but I was born in New York.

  • I was born in America, and Mr. Anagnos was born in Greece.

  • Lucy and Dora and Charles were born in China.

  • She was born with a tumor.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOR

Words Ending With

NRNORN

Unscrambles

born

Words Starting With B and Ending With N

Starts With B & Ends With NStarts With BO & Ends With NStarts With B & Ends With RN

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With N