low-born

See also: lowborn

English

Alternative forms

lowborn

Adjective

low-born (comparative more low-born, superlative most low-born)

Born in a family of low status.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, A Winter's Tale, act 4, scene 4,
  This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever
  
  Ran on the green-sward.

Antonyms

high-born

Translations

born of humble parentage

Irish: anuasal
Japanese: 賎しい (iyashii), 下賎な (ja) (gesen na), チープな (chīpu na)

Maori: tautauhea

References

low-born at OneLook Dictionary Search
“lowborn” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

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