HyperDic: lowborn

English > 1 sense of the word lowborn:
ADJECTIVEalllowbornof humble birth or origins
lowborn > pronunciation
Soundslow'bao'rn
Rhymesacorn ... worn: 45 rhymes with aorn...
English > lowborn: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf humble birth or origins.
Example"a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"
Narrowerbase, baseborn, humble, lowlyOf low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashedOf or associated with the great masses of people
folksyBelonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc.
ignoble, ungentle, untitlednot of the nobility
See alsolower-class, low-classOccupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
OppositenobleOf or belonging to or constituting / constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
Spanishde baja cuna, de humilde cuna

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