born

 verb

 

 

/bɔːn/

 

/bɔːrn/

be born

used only in the passive, without byIdioms

1. ​
    
   (abbreviation b.)
   to come out of your mother’s body at the beginning of your life
   • I was born in 1976.
   • He was born in a small village in northern Spain.
   •  She was born on 7 February 1874. 
   • The baby was born by Caesarean section on Friday. 
   • born into something She was born into a very musical family.
   • These children were born into poverty.
   •  born of/to somebody He was born of/to German parents.
   •  born with something She was born with a rare heart condition.
   • She was born with a weak heart.
   •  + adj. Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born).
   •  + noun John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth).