natural-born

[ nach-er-uhl-bawrn, nach-ruhl- ]

/ ˈnætʃ ər əlˈbɔrn, ˈnætʃ rəl- /

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adjective

native-born.

by virtue of one's nature, qualities, or innate talent: a natural-born musician.

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Origin of natural-born

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby natural-born

natter, natterjack, natty, natural, natural antibody, natural-born, Natural Bridge, Natural Bridges, natural child, natural childbirth, natural classification

How to use natural-born in a sentence

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In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for AIDS using natural herbs.
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A few months later, after their children were born, we visited the men and women again.
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To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
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It is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
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The place was well defended by earthworks and natural parapets, and for several hours the issue of the contest was doubtful.
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In the old world, poverty seemed, and poverty was, the natural and inevitable lot of the greater portion of mankind.
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British Dictionary definitions for natural-born

natural-born

adjective

being as specified through one's birtha natural-born Irishman

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