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freeborn

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/
  • General-American: /ˈfɹiˌboɹn/
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n
  • CMU ARPABET: F R IY1 B ER0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

born free of free parents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From free + born.

From Old English.

Real reading context

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