born
English
/ˈbɔːn/, /ˈbɔɹn/
verb form
Definitions
- (inflection of) bear; given birth to.
- (obsolete) (inflection of) bear in other senses.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English born inherited from Old English boren (born) inherited from *boran inherited from Proto-Germanic *buranaz (born), *beraną (bear, carry) affix from English bear (m, be-er, carry).
Origin
English
bear
Gloss
m, be-er, carry
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bearhead English
- Bernard English
- abear English
- aborn English
- aborning English
- afterbear English
- afterborn English
- antibear English
- barrel English
- base English
- baseborn English
- bear English
- bear out English
- bear-whelp English
- bearability English
- bearable English
- bearbait English
- bearbaiting English
- bearberry English
- bearbind English
- bearcat English
- beardog English
- beardom English
- bearer English
- bearest English
- beareth English
- beargrass English
- bearheaded English
- bearherd English
- bearhound English
- bearing English
- bearish English
- bearleap English
- bearless English
- bearlike English
- bearling English
- bearly English
- bearmeal English
- bearness English
- bearproof English
- bearship English
- bearshit English
- bearskin English
- beartrap English
- bearward English
- beary English
- berserk English
- berth English
- birth English
- borne English
- borned English
- bornless English
- bornness English
- bugbear English
- carebear English
- dead English
- deadborn English
- downbear English
- dragon English
- dragonborn English
- earth English
- earthborn English
- ethelborn English
- first English
- firstborn English
- forbear English
- forebear English
- foreign English
- foreign-born English
- forthbear English
- free English
- freeborn English
- full English
- full-born English
- hag English
- hagborn English
- hedge English
- hedgeborn English
- hell English
- hell-born English
- high English
- highborn English
- home English
- homeborn English
- ice bear English
- inbear English
- last English
- lastborn English
- live English
- liveborn English
- middle English
- middleborn English
- minibear English
- misbear English
- misborn English
- moon bear English
- moonbear English
- native English
- native-born English
- new English
- newborn English
- next English
- nextborn English
- offbear English
- only English
- onlyborn English
- outbear English
- outborn English
- overbear English
- owlbear English
- pedobear English
- permabear English
- pillowbeer English
- preborn English
- rebear English
- reborn English
- reborning English
- rebornness English
- sea English
- seaborn English
- second English
- secondborn English
- she-bear English
- slave English
- slaveborn English
- snowbear English
- still English
- stillborn English
- superbear English
- third English
- thirdborn English
- true English
- trueborn English
- twin English
- twinborn English
- unbear English
- unbearability English
- unborn English
- unbornness English
- underbear English
- upbear English
- well English
- wellborn English
- werebear English
- withbear English
- yborn English
- eingeboren German
- erstgeboren German
- geboren German
- neugeboren German
- ungeboren German
- wiedergeboren German
- Naaktgeboren Dutch, Flemish
- aangeboren Dutch, Flemish
- boorling Dutch, Flemish
- boreling Dutch, Flemish
- eerstgeborene Dutch, Flemish
- geboreling Dutch, Flemish
- geboren Dutch, Flemish
- inboorling Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰéreti Proto-Indo-European
- *berandz Proto-Germanic
- *beraną Proto-Germanic
- *buranaz Proto-Germanic
- boren Swedish
- boren Old English
- ceorlboren Old English
- misboren Old English
- æþelboren Old English
- þegenboren Old English
- þeowboren Old English
- *afterboren, *efterboren, *æfterboren Middle English
- bere Middle English
- born Middle English
- béar Irish
- bera Old Norse
- borinn Old Norse
- ontbēren Middle Dutch
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *beran gmw-pro
- *boran gmw-pro
- beran Old Dutch
- untberen Middle Low German
- beran Old Saxon
- borin Old Swedish
- pāār Marshallese
- ber Volapük
- ibhere Xhosa
- pea Maori
- baere Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- hag
- new
- sea
- dead
- hell
- last
- true
- twin
- home
- next
- full
- only
- high
- well
- free
- live
- base
- bear
- aborn
- hedge
- borne
- beary
- still
- third
- first
- slave
- birth
- yborn
- earth
- berth
- abear
- native
- unbear
- middle
- borned
- rebear
- upbear
- unborn
- bearer
- dragon
- second
- barrel
- bearly
- inbear
- reborn
- hagborn
- outbear
- newborn
- beardom
- bearing
- offbear
- foreign
- seaborn
- preborn
- bearish
- berserk
- Bernard
- bugbear
- bearest
- beardog
- beareth
- forbear
- bearcat
- owlbear
- outborn
- misbear
- misborn
- bearship
- bearbind
- antibear
- bearbait
- homeborn
- bearshit
- withbear
- bearherd
- overbear
- bornless
- ice bear
- bearlike
- Bearhead
- baseborn
- bearward
- lastborn
- bornness
- minibear
- highborn
- pedobear
- liveborn
- moonbear
- bearless
- werebear
- bearleap
- twinborn
- downbear
- aborning
- carebear
- bearskin
- freeborn
- deadborn
- trueborn
- bearness
- wellborn
- nextborn
- bear out
- she-bear
- snowbear
- beartrap
- bearable
- bearling
- forebear
- onlyborn
- bearmeal
- bearhound
- permabear
- thirdborn
- forthbear
- bearberry
- underbear
- beargrass
- superbear
- stillborn
- slaveborn
- ethelborn
- reborning
- hedgeborn
- hell-born
- moon bear
- full-born
- firstborn
- afterbear
- afterborn
- bearproof
- earthborn
- bearheaded
- secondborn
- unbornness
- rebornness
- pillowbeer
- dragonborn
- bear-whelp
- middleborn
- native-born
- bearbaiting
- bearability
- foreign-born
- unbearability