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well-born

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Noble; born into the upper classes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to the manor born

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to the manor born

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: bone naskita — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Finnish: jalosukuinen — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • French: de bonne famille — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • German: wohlgeboren — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Hungarian: előkelő származású — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Hungarian: előkelő születésű — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Māori: parāoa — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Polish: szlachetnie urodzony — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Polish: dobrze urodzony — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Sanskrit: आजानेय (ājāneya) — describing someone born into the upper classes
  • Welsh: bonheddig — describing someone born into the upper classes