Born
German physicist Max
Born is the past participle of bear in its sense of giving birth: She was born in 1985, a born leader.
Someone born to something has a natural gift for it.
Born usually appears in passive constructions—you are born rather than someone bears you.
Born and bred emphasizes where someone was raised.
In compounds: American-born, firstborn, newborn.
Relating to delivery
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
infant · baby · maternity · neonatal · labor · conception · arrival · blessed
Not artificially produced
- giftedGiven as present
- talentInborn aptitude
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inherentExisting as essential part
aptitude · prodigy · destined · fated · genius · knack · endowed · blessed
Originating from a place
- homelandOne's native land
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · birthplace · nationality · motherland · descended · raised · bred · hailing
Come into being
- createdCaused to exist
- emergedCame into view
- spawnedProduced offspring or results
- originatedFirst came into existence
launched · founded · inception · genesis · dawned · sprung · conceived · germinated
Another time around
- anewIn a fresh manner
- renewedMade valid again
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
converted · regenerated · revival · resurrection · redemption · salvation · baptized · spiritual
natal
Relating to delivery
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
midwife · infant · baby · maternity · neonatal · labor · conception · arrival · blessed · native
natural
Not artificially produced
inherent · aptitude · prodigy · destined · fated · genius · knack · endowed · blessed · predisposed
native
Originating from a place
roots · lineage · birthplace · nationality · motherland · descended · raised · bred · hailing · indigenous
arise
Come into being
originated · launched · founded · inception · genesis · dawned · sprung · conceived · germinated · hatched
again
Another time around
- anewIn a fresh manner
- renewedMade valid again
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
awakened · converted · regenerated · revival · resurrection · redemption · salvation · baptized · spiritual · faith
- BarcelonaLa Sagrada Familia, Sagrada Familia, Las Ramblas, FC Barcelona, Gaudi
- City NeighborhoodsChinatown, Little Italy, Harlem, SoHo, Greenwich Village
- German ScientistsEinstein, Planck, Heisenberg, Gauss, Leibniz
- East German Industrychemical industry, lignite mining, steel mills, heavy machinery, machine tools
- LimburgMaastricht, Bree, Bergen
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
Borndestroyed
Made to cease existing
annihilated · unmade · extinguished · ended · terminated
- be bornBegin living
- was bornCame into existence
- born yesterdayExtremely naive and credulous
- being bornStarting to exist
- born againSpiritually converted anew
- born and raised
borne, stillborn, newborn, firstborn, reborn, inborn, unborn, airborne, waterborne