baseborn

[ beys-bawrn ]

adjective

1. of humble parentage.
2. born bear born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
3. having a base bases character or nature; mean.

baseborn

/ ˈbeɪsˌbɔːn /

adjective

1. born of humble parents
2. illegitimate
3. mean; contemptible

Word History and Origins

Origin of baseborn¹

First recorded in 1585–95; base ² + born

Example Sentences

For they honor money; and the noble weds the baseborn, and the base the highborn; wealth has mixed the race.

From Project Gutenberg

Baseborn—guilty-born—attainted by my father's crimes, I am unworthy your love or a place in your thoughts.

From Project Gutenberg

Her bloodstained practising had succeeded in foisting one baseborn plebeian of alien blood into the family.

From Project Gutenberg