Native-born

Quick meaning: Native-born is an adjective meaning Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born.

Meaning

Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born.

More Meanings

1. Born in the country of citizenship.
2. A person who was born in the country of their citizenship.
3. A person who was born as a citizen of a specified country.

Example Sentences

“There are a lot of jobs in the US that native-born people don’t want – and foreign-born people are happy to have,” said Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research.

Our conversation was entirely in Malay, as that is the official language here, and in fact the mother-tongue and only language of the controlleur, who is a native-born half-breed.

The native-born and the "naturalised" locomotives have been giving way to the standardised types, of which the L.M.S.R. class "5" 4-6-0 has led the way and has penetrated the furthest.

Word Forms

• native-borns

Synonyms for native-born

Depending on context, synonyms include native.

Antonyms for native-born

Common opposites include foreign-born, naturalized.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include native, natal, birth, birthing, childbirth, homeborn.

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