Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural-born

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: nat-u-ral-born
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an innate aptitude for something, from (or as if from) the time of one's birth.

adj

Having a status that arises from the conditions of one's birth, as opposed to one acquired through some legal procedure.

Example Sentences

"a natural-born computer programmer"
"During the time of the Mogul government, the princes of that race, who omitted nothing for the encouragement of commerce in their dominions, bestowed very large privileges and immunities on the English East India Company, exempting them from several duties to which their natural-born subjects were liable."

Phrases

native-born

Frequently Paired Words

native-born

Questions

What does natural-born mean?: Having an innate aptitude for something, from (or as if from) the time of one's birth.

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