born definition
Definition of born. 1  1a : brought forth by or as if by birth The baby was born prematurely. 2  2a : having from birth specified qualities was born blind Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens. a born leaderb : being in specified circumstances from birth nobly born born poor born into wealth. 3  3 : destined from or as if from birth born to succeed.
Since the latter part of the 18th century, a distinction has been made between born and borne as past participles of the verb bear1. Borne is the past participle in all senses that do not refer to physical birth: The wheatfields have borne abundantly this year. Judges have always borne a burden of responsibility. Borne is also the participle when the sense is âto bring forth (young)â and the focus is on the mother rather than on the child.