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freeborn

/ˈfriːˌbɔːrn/
free · born
Plural:freeborn
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• adjective

1

Born into freedom rather than slavery, serfdom, or legal bondage; possessing the full legal and civil rights of a free citizen from birth.

Example

"Under Roman law, a freeborn citizen enjoyed legal protections that were denied to freedmen and enslaved people."

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• noun

1

A person or group of people born free rather than into slavery or legal bondage.

Example

"The census records distinguished carefully between the freeborn and those who had been emancipated later in life."

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• Rhymes for freeborn

• Nearby Words

freckly
free
freebie
freeborn
freecycle
freediver
freediving

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English freobearn, combining freo ('free') and bearn ('child'), later reshaped in Middle English as fre-born by association with the past participle born.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Freeborn. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/freeborn
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