Definitions for inbornˈɪnˈbɔrn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

in•born*ˈɪnˈbɔrn(adj.)

  1. naturally present at birth; innate.

    Category: Genetics

* Syn: See innate.

Origin of inborn:

bef. 1000

Princeton's WordNet

  1. congenital, inborn, innate(adj)

    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

  2. connatural, inborn, inbred(adj)

    normally existing at birth

    "mankind's connatural sense of the good"

Wiktionary

  1. inborn(Adjective)

    innate, possessed by an organism at birth

  2. inborn(Adjective)

    inherited or hereditary

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inborn(adj)

    born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions


Translations for inborn

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

inborn(adjective)

natural; possessed by a person from birth

an inborn ability to paint.

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