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misborn

UK/mɪsˈbɔːn/

misborn adjective: born prematurely; abortive.

Adjective

misborn (comparative more misborn, superlative most misborn)

  1. (archaic) Born prematurely; abortive.
  2. (archaic, derogatory) Of low birth, illegitimate.
    • And drawing nigh him said, Ah misborne Elfe, / In euill houre thy foes thee hither sent […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of misborn

comparativemore misborn
superlativemost misborn

Origin of misborn

From Old English misboren, corresponding to mis- + born.

Questions about misborn

What does misborn mean?
Misborn means born prematurely; abortive.
What part of speech is misborn?
Misborn is an adjective.
How do you pronounce misborn?
Misborn is pronounced /mɪsˈbɔːn/ (UK).

Words near misborn in the dictionary

  1. misboded
  2. misbodes
  3. misboding
  4. misbodings
  5. misbore
  6. misborn
  7. misborne
  8. misbought
  9. misbound
  10. misbox
  11. misboxed

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