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adjective base·born \ -ˈbȯrn \

Definition of baseborn

1 :mean, ignoble

2 a :of humble birth

b :of illegitimate birth

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Examples of baseborn in a Sentence

in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life
a baseborn child who didn't even know his father's name

First Known Use of baseborn

1553

baseborn Synonyms

Synonyms

ignoble, common, humble, inferior, low, lowborn, lower-class, low-life, lowly, lumpen, mean, plebeian, prole, proletarian, unwashed, vulgar

Antonyms

aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, high, highborn, highbred, lofty, noble, partrician, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn

Related Words

bourgeois, middle-class; plain, poor, simple, working-class; déclassé, down-market, downscale

Near Antonyms

eminent, illustrious, notable, prominent

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