birthright
/ˈbɜːθ.ɹaɪt/US/ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/
birthright noun: something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
Noun
birthright (plural birthrights)
- Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
- Freedom of speech is our birthright.
- Not only has suburban life separated the great concentrated masses of our people from their birthright of meadows, fields and woods; of Nature, in her untamed splendour and mystery, most of them have never had so much as a momentary glimpse.1922, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, The Old English Herbals, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 13
birthright meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
birthright in Tamil
- something that is owed since birth, due to inheritance
- பிறப்புரிமை piṟappurimai
birthright in Urdu
- پیدائشی حق
birthright in Bengali
- জন্মাধিকার, জন্মসূত্রে প্রাপ্ত অধিকার
birthright in Telugu
- జన్మహక్కు
More languagesFewer languages
- birthright in Malayalam
- ജന്മാവകാശം
- birthright in Kannada
- ಜನ್ಮಸಿದ್ಧ ಹಕ್ಕು
- birthright in Punjabi
- ਜਨਮ-ਅਧਿਕਾਰ
- birthright in Gujarati
- જન્મસિદ્ધ અધિકાર janmasiddh adhikār
Examples of birthright in a sentence
- Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul1973, “California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles)”, in Robinson Jeffers (lyrics), Holland, performed by The Beach Boys:
- She’s back at Dragonstone to reclaim her birthright, the seven or so kingdoms.2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from...
- For one, it clearly states that American citizenship is a birthright for all people who are born on American soil — something that President Donald Trump has announced he wants to end.2025 January 21, AJ Willingham, “What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship”, in CNN:
Forms of birthright
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Origin of birthright
From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).
Words formed from birthright
Phrases with birthright
Questions about birthright
- What does birthright mean?
- Birthright means something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
- What is birthright in Tamil?
- Birthright in Tamil is பிறப்புரிமை (piṟappurimai). See Birthright meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use birthright in a sentence?
- Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul
- What part of speech is birthright?
- Birthright is a noun.
- How do you pronounce birthright?
- Birthright is pronounced /ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of birthright?
- The plural of birthright is birthrights.
Words near birthright in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: birthright (page history and authors); birthright (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); birthright (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); birthright (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); birthright (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); birthright (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); birthright (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); જન્મસિદ્ધ અધિકાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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