lowborn

[ loh-bawrn ]

adjective

1. of humble birth.

lowborn

/ ˌləʊˈbrɛd; ˌləʊˈbɔːn /

adjective

1. of ignoble or common parentage; not royal or noble

Word History and Origins

Origin of lowborn¹

First recorded in 1175–1225, lowborn is from the Middle English word lohiboren. See low ¹, born

Example Sentences

Her deliciously frigid character in that film — the forbidding manager of a British fashion house and foe to Vicky Krieps’s lowborn muse — would go catatonic were Manville’s Mrs. Ada Harris to waltz into the fitting room, asking for a “frock” with her cockney drawl.

From New York Times

But Jan. 28, 1922, was also emblematic of the city itself, a place where out-of-town politicians and foreign diplomats lived among native-born locals, where the well-born and the lowborn could share armrests.

From Washington Post

A forbidden romance between highborn and lowborn Indians, and a revolt among the villagers when a medical intervention is unsuccessful, are negligible subplots.

From New York Times

But Ballad offers new insight into how the Capitol’s leading families viewed the rest of Panem, especially anyone “district,” like Coriolanus’ rich but lowborn friend, Sejanus.

From Slate

Bennett, a coaching savant since starting his career with consecutive 26-win seasons at lowborn hoops outpost Washington State, just achieved the ultimate validation.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• humble
• miserable
• petty
• vulgar