Meanings
adjectivereborn (not comparable)
- not comparableRevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually.
- not comparableoftenpostpositionalReincarnated.
nounreborn (plural reborns)
plural reborns
- A manufactured vinyl doll that has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as much realism as possible.
People's passionate reactions to reborns include moments of discomfort that happen across the skin and through the body.
2015, Michele White, Producing Women, page 861 more example
Some treat reborns as dolls, but others treat reborns as children. Adults who treat dolls as children or adults who play with dolls may face ridicule […]
2015, Carmen M. Cusack, Laws Relating to Sex, Pregnancy, and Infancy, page 31
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivespiritually reborn or converted
Similar
adjectiverestored to new life and vigor
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Germanic*buranaz
- Proto-West Germanic*boran
- Old Englishboren, ġeboren
- Middle Englishborn, boren, borne, iborne
- Englishborn
- Englishreborn
Translations
Bulgarian възроден, прероден
- възроден (văzroden)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- прероден (preroden)reincarnated
- ребо́рн (rebórn)realistic vinyl doll
Dutch herboren
- herborenrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
Finnish uudestisyntynyt, jälleensyntynyt
- uudestisyntynytrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- jälleensyntynytreincarnated
French rené, réincarné
- renérevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- réincarnéreincarnated
German wiedergeboren, reinkarniert
- wiedergeborenrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- reinkarniertreincarnated
Greek αναγεννημένος, μετενσαρκωμένος
- αναγεννημένος (anagenniménos)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- μετενσαρκωμένος (metensarkoménos)reincarnated
Hindi पुनर्जीवित
- पुनर्जीवित (punarjīvit)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
Hungarian újjászületett, újjászületett
- újjászületettrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- újjászületettreincarnated
- újraszületettreincarnated
- reinkarnálódottreincarnated
Japanese 生まれ変わった, 生まれ変わった
- 生まれ変わった (umarekawatta)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- 生まれ変わった (umarekawatta)reincarnated
Polish odrodzony, wskrzeszony
- odrodzonyrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- wskrzeszonyreincarnated
Portuguese renascido, reencarnado
- renascidorevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- reencarnadoreincarnated
- bebê rebornrealistic vinyl doll
- rebornrealistic vinyl doll
Romanian renăscut, reîncarnat
- renăscutrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- reîncarnatreincarnated
Russian возрождённый, возроди́вшийся
- возрождённый (vozroždjónnyj)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- возроди́вшийся (vozrodívšijsja)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- перевоплощённый (perevoploščónnyj)reincarnated
- воскрешённый (voskrešónnyj)reincarnated
Swedish pånyttfödd, återfödd
- pånyttföddrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- återföddrevived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- reinkarneradreincarnated
Ukrainian відро́джений, переро́джений
- відро́джений (vidródženyj)revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually
- переро́джений (pereródženyj)reincarnated
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reborn
pornborncornwornwarntornborneswornbournethornhorneunbornmournscornmornadornforlornfreebornpeppercornWestbourneshornlornmourneleghorn
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Cite this entry
APA
reborn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reborn
MLA
“reborn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reborn. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reborn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reborn.
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