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freeborn¹

  • /ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/ UK
  • /ˈfɹiˌboɹn/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n

Where it comes from

From free + born.

adjective

  1. not comparable Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave Hunting in the year 1000 was still a democratic pastime. Every free-born Anglo-Saxon had the right to enter the forest and bring home game for the pot.

Freeborn²

Where it comes from

From Old English.

proper noun Freeborns · Freebern · Freeburn

  1. A surname from Old English.

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"freeborn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freeborn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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freeborn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/freeborn

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"freeborn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freeborn.

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@misc{freeborn_2026,
  title = {freeborn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freeborn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}