natural-born

adjective

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nat·u·ral-born | \ ˈna-chə-rəl-ˌbȯrn

, ˈnach-rəl- \

variants: or less commonly natural born

Definition of natural-born

1 : having a specified status at birth natural-born Americans especially : having at birth the legal status of citizen or subject (see subject entry 1 sense 1b) No Person except a natural born Citizen … shall be eligible to the Office of President … — U.S. Constitution — compare native-born

2 : able to do something well immediately or from the very first time a natural-born storyteller