native-born

American  

[ney-tiv-bawrn] / ˈneɪ tɪvˈbɔrn /

adjective

1. born in the place or country indicated.

   a native-born Australian.

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native-born British  

adjective

1. born in the country or area indicated

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Etymology

Origin of native-born

First recorded in 1490–1500

Example Sentences

Studies have generally found that immigration raises average wages and employment of native-born workers, in part because their work is complementary.

From The Wall Street Journal

In total, Diamond’s study found that immigrants account for 32% of aggregate innovation, about half of which comes from improving the human capital of their native-born collaborators.

From MarketWatch

In addition to declining birth rates among the native-born U.S. population, the impact of changing immigration policy is also complicating Social Security’s future, experts said.

From MarketWatch

Nearly a dozen of my cousins left their native-born countries to come to the U.S. and eventually naturalize.

From The Wall Street Journal

They shared the prize with native-born American John Martinis for “quantum mechanical tunnelling.”

From The Wall Street Journal