Synonyms

baseborn

American

[bays-bawrn] / ˈbeɪsˈbɔrn /

adjective

of humble parentage.
born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
having a base character or nature; mean.

baseborn British

/ ˈbeɪsˌbɔːn /

adjective

born of humble parents
illegitimate
mean; contemptible

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Etymology

Origin of baseborn

First recorded in 1585–95; base ² + born

Example Sentences

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baseborn

He scorned the feeble, ignorant, baseborn, wellborn, and those who loved him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only Robb and his baseborn half brother Jon Snow had been old enough to be worth his notice.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

O unhappy and baseborn men! you who prefer to depart from this life under the name of Hortensius rather than of Cato!

From The Banquet (Il Convito) by Elizabeth Price Sayer

First of all the knight has assailed him with words: he stoutly calls him baseborn fellow, for he could not conceal the mind he had of him.

From Cliges; a romance by Laetitia Jane Gardiner

If it were so, the Countess would be no Countess, Anna Lovel would simply be Anna Murray, penniless, baseborn, and a fit wife for the tailor, should the tailor think fit to take her.

From Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope

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