born

The definition of born is having been given life.

(adjective)

An example of born is what happens to a baby after his mother is in labor.

Born, when hypenated after a country, means the origin of a person or thing.

(adjective)

An example of –born is a German-born American citizen.

Born is defined as having a skill since you were a small baby.

(adjective)

An example of born is someone having a great athletic skill, seemingly without effort.

See born in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

adjective

brought into life or being
by birth: used in hyphenated compounds: French-born
having certain qualities or abilities innately, as if from birth; natural: a born athlete
being as specified from birth: nobly born
Informal, Dialectal since birth: in all my born days

Born, Max 1882-1970; Ger. nuclear physicist, in England (1933-53)

See born in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

A past participle of bear¹.

adjective Abbr. b.

a. Brought into life by birth.
b. Brought into existence; created: A new nation was born with the revolution.
a. Having from birth a particular quality or talent: a born artist.
b. Destined, or seemingly destined, from birth: a person born to lead.
Resulting or arising: wisdom born of experience.
Native to a particular country, region, or place. Often used in combination: Irish-born; Southern born and bred; Boston-born.