wellborn

[ wel-bawrn ]

/ ˈwɛlˈbɔrn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wellborn ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

born of a noble or highly esteemed family.

noun

(used with a plural verb)Usually the wellborn . wellborn persons collectively: the pride and assurance of the wellborn.

Origin of wellborn

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English welboren; see origin at well¹, born

Words nearby wellborn

Well begun is half done, well-behaved, well-being, well-beloved, well-blessed, wellborn, well-bred, well-built, Wellbutrin, well-chosen, well-clothed

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Example sentences from the Web for wellborn

That very night he ran away to Wellborn where the Federals were camping.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
And yet your good solicitorship, and rogue Wellborn, Were brought into her presence, feasted with her.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810|Various
This varlet, Wellborn, lives too long, to upbraid me With my close cheat put upon him.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810|Various
Wellborn, who presided, counted a quorum and declared the resolutions adopted.
Robert Toombs|Pleasant A. Stovall

Wellborn, comfortably trained, healthy and easy-natured, the world had always turned its pleasant side to him.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for wellborn

well-born

adjective (well born when postpositive)

having been born into a wealthy or upper-class family

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单词	wellborn
释义	wellborn [ wel-bawrn ] / ˈwɛlˈbɔrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wellborn ON THESAURUS.COM adjective born of a noble or highly esteemed family. noun (used with a plural verb)Usually the wellborn . wellborn persons collectively: the pride and assurance of the wellborn. Origin of wellborn First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English welboren; see origin at well¹, born Words nearby wellborn Well begun is half done, well-behaved, well-being, well-beloved, well-blessed, wellborn, well-bred, well-built, Wellbutrin, well-chosen, well-clothed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wellborn That very night he ran away to Wellborn where the Federals were camping. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration And yet your good solicitorship, and rogue Wellborn, Were brought into her presence, feasted with her. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810\|Various This varlet, Wellborn, lives too long, to upbraid me With my close cheat put upon him. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810\|Various Wellborn, who presided, counted a quorum and declared the resolutions adopted. Robert Toombs\|Pleasant A. Stovall Wellborn, comfortably trained, healthy and easy-natured, the world had always turned its pleasant side to him. That Lass O' Lowrie's\|Frances Hodgson Burnett British Dictionary definitions for wellborn well-born adjective (well born when postpositive) having been born into a wealthy or upper-class family Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wellborn noble, haughty, patrician, elegant, well-bred, dignified, stylish, courtly, aristocratic, genteel, courteous, polite, imperial, royal, grand, privileged, cultured, refined, polished, aloof
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