Definition of born

What does the word born mean?

• part of speech: past participle

  Be b., come into the world by birth; b. of, owing origin to; b. again, regenerate; (with compl.) destined to be (b. rich, tired, to be hanged, a poet; cf. also b. orator, an orator b., &c.); b. with silver spoon in mouth, under lucky star, destined to wealth, good luck; often in comb. with adjj. & advv., as base, first, -b.

• part of speech: noun

  in all my b. days, my life; b. fool, idiot, utter, hopeless.