Definition of born
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : brought forth by or as if by birth The baby was born prematurely. She was born in Germany. a mentality born in the computer age
b : native —usually used in combinationAmerican-born
c : deriving or resulting from
a partnership born of necessity —usually used in combinationpoverty-born crime
2a : having from birth specified qualities
was born blind Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens. a born leader
b : being in specified circumstances from birth
nobly born born poor born into wealth
3 : destined from or as if from birth
born to succeed
Born
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Max 1882–1970 German physicist
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