inborn

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UK/ˈɪn.bɔːn/US/ˈɪn.bɔɹn/

adjective

Innate; possessed by an organism at birth.

“inborn talent”

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congenitalinnatenoninheritablenonheritableconnaturalinbrednative
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Meanings

adjectiveinborn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInnate; possessed by an organism at birth.

    inborn talent

    2 more examples

    inborn instincts

    However, a scientific study just published in American Psychologist provides strong reasons to doubt that there are many inborn differences between genders.

    September 20 1995, Oliver James, “From Venus and Mars”, in The Guardian
  2. not comparableInherited; hereditary.
  3. not comparableNative; indigenous.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

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congenitalinnatenoninheritablenonheritable

adjectivenormally existing at birth

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connaturalinbrednative
Also see
congenitalconnateconnaturalessentialinbredinherentinnateintegralintrinsicnativenaturalnonheritablenoninheritableunlearnedunlearnt

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος, ἐγγενής
  • ἔμφυτος (émphutos)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
  • ἐγγενής (engenḗs)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
Bulgarian вроден, наследствен
  • вроден (vroden)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
  • наследствен (nasledstven)Inherited or hereditary
Catalan innat
  • innatInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
Dutch aangeboren
  • aangeborenInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
French inné
  • innéInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
German angeboren
  • angeborenInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
Hindi जन्मसिद्ध
  • जन्मसिद्ध (janmasiddh)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
Norwegian Bokmål medfødt
  • medfødtInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
Polish wrodzony
  • wrodzonyInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
Russian прирождённый, врождённый
  • прирождённый (priroždjónnyj)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
  • врождённый (vroždjónnyj)Innate, possessed by an organism at birth
Spanish innato
  • innatoInnate, possessed by an organism at birth
Cite this entry
APA

inborn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborn

MLA

“inborn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inborn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inborn.

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