city-born

[ sit-ee-bawrn ]

adjective

1. born bear born in a city.

Word History and Origins

Origin of city-born¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; city + born

Example Sentences

Consider Scheherazade, whose name meant “city-born” and who was without a doubt a big-city girl, crafty, wisecracking, by turns sentimental and cynical, as contemporary a metropolitan narrator as one could wish to meet.

From New York Times

Ms. Liang is a New York women’s wear designer, city-born and -reared, the country at a comfortable remove.

From New York Times

Liza, his city-born wife who is new to the neo-plantation, once rides out to the woods where the field hands live in abject squalor.

From Washington Post

For city-born workers, that means nearly 2,070 yuan a month.

From Economist

Was she city-born, and if not, where was she born?

From Project Gutenberg