English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹn/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
• Homophones: borne, bourn, bourne (most accents), bawn (non-rhotic accents)

English - Etymology 1

From the verb to bear.

Verb

born

1. past participle of bear; given birth to.

Translations

Adjective

born (not comparable)

1. Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
   • 1942, Storm Jameson, Then we shall hear singing: a fantasy in C major

     I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a born scoundrel.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• borne

English - Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of burn.

Noun

born (plural borns)

1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn A stream.

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

Verb

born (third-person singular simple present borns, present participle bornin, simple past and past participle bornt)

1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn With fire.

References

• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]

Statistics

English - Anagrams

• Brno

Norwegian Nynorsk - Alternative Forms

• barn

Norwegian Nynorsk - Noun

born n

1. indefinite plural of barn

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