accidents of birth

A form of accident of birth — A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of accident of birth
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