natural-born

adjective

Having an innate aptitude for something, from (or as if from) the time of one's birth.

“a natural-born computer programmer”

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Meanings

adjectivenatural-born (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving an innate aptitude for something, from (or as if from) the time of one's birth.

    a natural-born computer programmer

  2. not comparableHaving a status that arises from the conditions of one's birth, as opposed to one acquired through some legal procedure.
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    During the time of the Mogul government, the princes of that race, who omitted nothing for the encouragement of commerce in their dominions, bestowed very large privileges and immunities on the English East India Company, exempting them from several duties to which their natural-born subjects were liable.

    1887, Edmund Burke, The Works of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume VIII, John C. Nimmo, page 76

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

natural-born. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natural-born

MLA

“natural-born.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natural-born. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “natural-born,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natural-born.

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