native son
Local-born male resident
A native son is a man born in a particular place, especially one who has achieved prominence and is claimed with pride by his hometown, state, or country: The senator returned as a native son to campaign in Iowa.
The phrase often appears in political contexts, emphasizing local roots and authenticity.
Native daughter is the female equivalent.
- local heroAdmired community figure
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- citizenLegal national member
- hometownOne's place of origin
- hometown prideAttachment to one's origin
born and raised · birthplace · small town · protagonist · Richard Wright · countryman · ancestry · local · legacy · heritage · origin · identity · culture · American Dream · archetype · fame · homeland · tradition
- local pridehometown pride, civic pride, regional pride, community roots, state pride
- countrymencompatriot, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, citizen
- Regional LabelsYankee, Midwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander
native sonoutsider
One excluded from group
stranger · interloper · intruder · pariah · guest
native sonexpatriate
One living abroad permanently
exile · emigrant · defector · prodigal son · runaway
native, son, nativity, nation, national, nationality, nationalize, nationalization, nationalist