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low-born

low-born adjective: born in a family of low status.

Adjective

low-born (comparative more low-born, superlative most low-born)

  1. Born in a family of low status.
    • "The shame of refusing to meet you!—from the shame of meeting an equal I might," said Kingston, tauntingly; "but it is absurd to be challenged by my hired servant—a low-born nobody!"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Challenge”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 234
    • This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever
      Ran on the green-sward.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

low-born meaning in Punjabi

low-born in Punjabi

low-born; of low birth, lineage, or caste
ਕੁਲਹੀਣ kulhīṇ

Antonyms of low-born

Forms of low-born

comparativemore low-born
superlativemost low-born
alternative formlowborn

Questions about low-born

What does low-born mean?
Low-born means born in a family of low status.
What is low-born in Punjabi?
Low-born in Punjabi is ਕੁਲਹੀਣ (kulhīṇ). See Low-born meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is low-born?
Low-born is an adjective.

Words near low-born in the dictionary

  1. low-beam
  2. low-beams
  3. low-bell
  4. low-bells
  5. low-boiling
  6. low-born
  7. low-bred
  8. low-brow
  9. low-budget
  10. low-cal
  11. low-caloric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: low-born (page history and authors); ਕੁਲਹੀਣ (Punjabi) (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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