born
Came into existence
Born is the past participle of bear in its sense of giving birth: She was born in 1985.
It describes coming into existence or originating: born of necessity, a star is born.
As an adjective, born indicates natural aptitude: a born leader, a born musician.
The spelling borne applies to other senses of bear—carried, endured, produced: airborne, mosquito-borne diseases.
Relating to heredity
- inherentExisting as essential part
- naturalNot artificially produced
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- congenitalExisting from birth
hardwired · instinctive · inborn · native · intuitive · instinctual · unlearned · constitutional
Conveyance of goods
- infantVery young child
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- maternityState of being pregnant
neonatal · obstetrics · gestation · contractions · doula · birthweight · breech · twins
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
genealogy · roots · forebears · ancestors · parentage · pedigree · birthland · homeland
Day's first glow
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- adventNotable arrival or emergence
- emergenceComing into existence
arising · creation · infancy · nascent · fledgling · budding · new · fresh
Making current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- resurrectionRevival from death
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
regeneration · revival · reinvention · conversion · redemption · fresh start · second chance · metamorphosis
genetic
Relating to heredity
congenital · hardwired · instinctive · inborn · native · intuitive · instinctual · unlearned · constitutional · fundamental
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- infantVery young child
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
maternity · neonatal · obstetrics · gestation · contractions · doula · birthweight · breech · twins · due date
ancestry
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descent · genealogy · roots · forebears · ancestors · parentage · pedigree · birthland · homeland · motherland
dawn
Day's first glow
emergence · arising · creation · infancy · nascent · fledgling · budding · new · fresh · earliest
renewal
Making current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- resurrectionRevival from death
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
awakening · regeneration · revival · reinvention · conversion · redemption · fresh start · second chance · metamorphosis · spiritual rebirth
- word ladder wordshead, tail, lead, gold, cold
- originsbeginning, creation, source, roots, starts
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- states of beingalive, dead, living, existing, conscious
- maiden name indicatorsnee, formerly
- Christmas CarolsSilent Night, Jingle Bells, The First Noel, We Three Kings, Good King Wenceslas
- be bornBegin living
- was bornCame into existence
- full boreMaximum effort or capacity
- born yesterdayExtremely naive and credulous
- being bornStarting to exist
- born againSpiritually converted anew
boring, bore, newborn, unborn, reborn, borne, firstborn, stillborn, preborn