native son

plural native sons

1. A man born in a specified place.

   Illinois is expected to support its native son in the presidential primary.

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   […]he is banished into the vast and wailing outer darkness whenever we speak of the “purity” of our women, of the “sanctity” of our homes, of “American” ideals. What is more, he knows it. He is indeed the “native son”: he is the “nigger.”

   1955, James Baldwin, “Many Thousands Gone”, in Notes of a Native Son, Boston: Beacon Press, page 37

   The city [Lubbock], known for little besides its native son Buddy Holly, lies far from the urban centers of the Texas gay community.

   1984 February 4, Ted Stroll, “No Gay Big Brothers in Lubbock, Texas”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 8

   As Argentines bid farewell to Pope Francis, the grief of the faithful has been deepened by a lingering sorrow, a question that has hung in the Buenos Aires air: Why did their native son never return home?

   2025 April 22, Daniel Politi, “Why Did Francis Never Return Home to Argentina as Pope?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC