Meanings
adjectivewell-born (comparative more well-born, superlative most well-born)
comparative more well-born · superlative most well-born
- Noble; born into the upper classes.
Near-synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to the manor born
Synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to the manor born
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNoble; born into the upper classes.
Translations
Esperanto bone naskita
- bone naskitadescribing someone born into the upper classes
Finnish jalosukuinen
- jalosukuinendescribing someone born into the upper classes
French de bonne famille
- de bonne familledescribing someone born into the upper classes
German wohlgeboren
- wohlgeborendescribing someone born into the upper classes
Hungarian előkelő származású, előkelő születésű
- előkelő származásúdescribing someone born into the upper classes
- előkelő születésűdescribing someone born into the upper classes
Māori parāoa
- parāoadescribing someone born into the upper classes
Polish szlachetnie urodzony, dobrze urodzony
- szlachetnie urodzonydescribing someone born into the upper classes
- dobrze urodzonydescribing someone born into the upper classes
Welsh bonheddig
- bonheddigdescribing someone born into the upper classes
Cite this entry
APA
well-born. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-born
MLA
“well-born.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-born. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-born,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-born.
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