born

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 References 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 References 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔən/, /bɔəɹn/, SAMPA: /"bo:(r)n/
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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)n

[edit] Etymology 1

From the verb to bear.

[edit] Verb

born

1. Past participle of bear; given birth to.
2. Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
   • 1942, Storm Jameson, Then we shall hear singing: a fantasy in C major

     I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a born scoundrel.

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[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• borne

[edit] Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of burn.

[edit] Noun

born (plural borns)

1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn. A stream.

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

[edit] Verb

to born (third-person singular simple present borns, present participle bornin, simple past and past participle bornt)

1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of burn. With fire.

[edit] References

• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bnor
• Brno