lowborn

ˈləʊbɔːn

Definition

Definition of lowborn - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

social status

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of humble birth or origins

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Despite his lowborn status, he rose to significant power.

lowly

nobility

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not of noble or royal birth

Dated

The lowborn knight served the king loyally.

common

ignoble

plebeian

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Origin of lowborn

English, low (not high) + born (brought into life)

Examples of lowborn in a sentence

Her lowborn background didn't stop her from achieving greatness.
Despite being lowborn, she rose to a position of power.
The lowborn peasants were often overlooked by the nobility.

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French:humble, roturier, ...
German:von niedriger Herkunft, nicht adlig, ...
Italian:di bassa nascita, plebeo, ...
Spanish:de origen humilde, plebeyo, ...
Portuguese:humilde, plebeu, ...
Chinese:出身卑微的, 平民的, ...
Japanese:低い身分の, 身分の低い, ...
Arabic:وَضِيع النَّسَب, وَضيع, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל מוֹצָא נָמוּךְ, חֲסַר יִחוּס, ...
Russian:низкого происхождения, незнатный, ...
Ukrainian:низького походження, незнатний, ...
Hindi:निम्न जाति का, निम्नजाति, ...
Bengali:নিম্নবংশীয়, অভিজাতবিহীন, ...
Catalan:humil, plebeu, ...
Czech:neurozený, nešlechtický, ...
Danish:lavt født, lavefødt, ...
Dutch:laaggeboren, ...
Greek:ταπεινής καταγωγής, μη ευγενής, ...
Hungarian:alacsony sorból való, alacsony származású, ...
Khmer:កើតមកពីគ្រួសារទាបតូច, ដែលមិនកើតក្នុងត្រកូលអភិជន ឬរាជវង្ស, ...
Korean:천한 출신의, 천민의, ...
Persian:پست‌نژاد, غیرنجیب, ...
Polish:niskiego pochodzenia, niskiego urodzenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):humilde, plebeu, ...
Romanian:de origine umilă, de rând, ...
Swedish:lågt född, lågbördig, ...
Thai:เกิดในครอบครัวที่ต่ำต้อย, ที่เกิดจากสามัญชน, ...
Turkish:aşağı tabakadan, asil olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:xuất thân thấp kém, thấp hèn, ...

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