reborn

adjective

re·​born (ˌ)rē-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce reborn (audio)
: born again : regenerated, revived

Examples of reborn in a Sentence

she felt reborn after the Swedish massage
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In one manifestation, Margery gave birth to an ectoplasmic fetus, a version of him reborn. David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 The lights for Johnson’s football field were finally operational Wednesday morning, only hours before kickoff against visiting Minneapolis North in the reborn Twin Cities championship game. Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 Iamaleava piloted an offense that looked reborn, finding 42 reasons to believe again. Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 Happily, recent years have brought some promising signs of this species’ return—and with better food, this time, as at the revamped El Quijote, in the Chelsea Hotel, a dusty old paella joint reborn, in recent years, as a sparkly high-roller dinner spot. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reborn

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reborn was in 1598

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“Reborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reborn. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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reborn

adjective
re·​born (ˈ)rē-ˈbȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce reborn (audio)
: born again

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