low-born

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low-born

adjective more low-born · most low-born · lowborn

Born in a family of low status. "The shame of refusing to meet you!—from the shame of meeting an equal I might," said Kingston, tauntingly; "but it is absurd to be challenged by my hired servant—a low-born nobody!"

Opposite: high-born

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adjective

Opposite: high-born

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adj born of humble parentage

日本語	賎しい iyashii, 下賎な gesen na, チープな chīpu na

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@misc{low_born_2026,
  title = {low-born},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low-born},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}