born
/boɹn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.09 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
past participle of bear; given birth to.
noun
Alternative spelling of burn (a stream)
verb
Alternative spelling of burn (with fire etc.)
name
A surname from English.
Example Sentences
- "Although not born in the country, she qualifies for nationality through her grandparents."
- "Born in 1937, I spent my early childhood in Spain."
- "a Canadian-born singer-songwriter"
- "In some monasteries the severity of the clausure is hard to be born."
- "If I had not persuaded Harriet into liking the man, I could have born any thing."
- "In the United States, information describing the operation of nuclear weapons is born secret."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born From Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, from Proto-West Germanic *boran, *gaboran, from Proto-Germanic *buranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to bear + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gebooren (“born”), West Frisian berne (“born”), Dutch geboren (“born”), German geboren (“born”), Swedish boren (“born”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /boɹn/
- British English: /bɔːn/