native-born

[ ney-tiv-bawrn ]

adjective

1. born in the place or country indicated:

   a native-born Australian.

native-born

adjective

1. born in the country or area indicated

Word History and Origins

Origin of native-born¹

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

And household earnings for illegal immigrants are considerably lower than that of native-born and legal immigrants.

From The Daily Beast

It isn't clear whether he was a US citizen but it seems unlikely he was native born.

From The Daily Beast

The foreign-born population of the United States is nearly twice as likely as the native-born to be poor.

From The Daily Beast

And even those Millennials who are white, Christian, straight, and native-born are less resentful of people who are not.

From The Daily Beast

On the other hand, immigrants tend to have lower skills and are more willing to accept lower wages than native-born workers.

From The Daily Beast

It is high time that we who are native-born realized the price that our parents paid for the freedom and liberty we have enjoyed.

From Project Gutenberg

No stranger, at second view, would have taken him for a native born.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the call came home to the native-born, and particularly to Canadians of English speech.

From Project Gutenberg

Due to the conformist spirit of the dominant crowd, native-born Americans are losing their intellectual leadership.

From Project Gutenberg

I would ask, being as little familiar with the low country settlements as any native-born Carolinian could be.

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