born
UK /bɔːn/US /boɹn/
adjective1
forms
borns
Phrases with born
- all one's born daysFor or throughout one's whole life.
- born and bredShowing characteristics of birth and upbringing, especially in relation to a particular location.
- born in a barnIn a past tense: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed for inappropriately, and usually neglectingly, leaving an exterior door or window open, considered ill-mannered.