native-bornadj.n.

1496 in J. Cooper Cartularium Eccl. St. Nicholai Aberdonensis (1892) II. 339 Specialie the barnis burges sonis native borne of this burgh.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 68 And he is maister natiwe borne And all his eldaris him beforne.

1524 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 109 All begaris excep tham that ar natif borne within this tovne.

1573 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 207 Strangearis and native borne subjectis of the same.

1620 in W. Fraser Chiefs of Grant (1883) III. 320 Being contrayth men and natiue borne men.

1645 J. Bulteel Relation Troubles Three Forraign Churches Kent 22 This is the total number of the Communicants of men, women and children, men-servants and maid-servants, both strangers and native-borne, in the ten forraigne Churches of this Kingdome.

1732 J. Mitchell Poems Several Occasions II. 226 What art thou? Devil! or Angel! can'st thou tell Whether thou'rt Native born of Heav'n, or Hell?

1817 J. K. Paulding Lett. from South II. 212 The people in the neighbourhood were obliged to get up a society for the protection of native-born citizens, against Pat.

1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. II. 115 The word creole is used in Louisiana to express a native-born American, whether black or white, descended from old world parents.

1894 C. H. H. Parry Stud. Great Composers: Palestrina 8 The first musical work that was ever published and dedicated to a pope by a native-born Italian.

1928 M. E. Fullerton Austral. Bush 61 By ‘Australian literature’ is meant, of course, simply writing that takes the life actually known and felt by the native-born authors.

1954 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 Jan. 12 The native-born owner laughed with confident assurance.

1994 Denver Post 4 Sept. 14/2 Denver's own native-born air carrier is folding its tents.

1655 J. Sidnam tr. G. U. Bonarelli Filli di Sciro iii. iii. 54 There's not a Shepheard, she made answer then, Whether a stranger or a native born, There's not a Shepheard that dares be so bold As to importune Celia for her love.]

1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. ii. 34 For though I should scorn, I hope, to reproach you for not being a native born, still, not to be overjoyed that you can say, Here I am! would be a sure way to win my contempt.

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 49 We've drunk to the Queen... We've drunk to our mothers' land... Last toast.., A health to the Native-born!

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables i. 9 ‘They may be all right..but no London street Arabs for me,’ I said. ‘Give me a native born at least..I'll..sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.’

1987 D. Hey Family Hist. & Local Hist. in Eng. 141 In almost all large towns in 1851 the immigrants outnumbered the native born.