native-born

adjective

na·​tive-born ˈnā-tiv-ˌbȯrn 

: belonging to or associated with a particular place (such as a country) because of being born in that place

a native-born American/Texan

compare natural-born

Examples of native-born in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These analysts had anticipated that growth in the number of migrants would offset that decline among the native-born. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Activists in the industrial labor movement, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, compared their autocratic bosses to King George III and insisted that every American, native-born or immigrant, had the right to join a union and go on strike. — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

The moral aspirations animating our founders urged us to treat foreigners as family, extend the same laws to foreigners and native-born alike, and invite strangers into our communities. — Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

Research shows that immigrants access public services at lower rates than the native-born, and the major federal public benefits programs exclude non-citizens anyway. — Raul A. Reyes, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for native-born

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn