Inborn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

normally existing at birth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnbɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnbɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnbɔːn/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnbɔːɹn/.

Examples

mankind's connatural sense of the good

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inbred congenital connatural innate

Parts of Speech

adjective	present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
adjective	normally existing at birth “mankind's connatural sense of the good”

Word Forms

innateness

noun

the quality of being innate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angeboren

bei der Geburt vorhanden, aber nicht unbedingt erblich; während der fetalen Entwicklung erworben

🇫🇷French

inné

présent à la naissance mais pas nécessairement héréditaire ; acquis au cours du développement fœtal

🇪🇸Spanish

innato

presente al nacer pero no necesariamente hereditario; adquirido durante el desarrollo fetal

🇮🇹Italian

innato

presente alla nascita ma non necessariamente ereditario; acquisite durante lo sviluppo fetale

🇳🇱Dutch

aangeboren

aanwezig bij de geboorte, maar niet noodzakelijkerwijs erfelijk; verworven tijdens de ontwikkeling van de foetus

🇵🇹Portuguese

inato

presente ao nascimento, mas não necessariamente hereditário; adquirida durante o desenvolvimento fetal

🇷🇺Russian

врожденный

присутствует при рождении, но не обязательно передается по наследству; приобретенные во время внутриутробного развития

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जन्मजात

जन्म के समय मौजूद लेकिन जरूरी नहीं कि वंशानुगत हो; भ्रूण के विकास के दौरान प्राप्त किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

জন্মগত

জন্মের সময় উপস্থিত কিন্তু অগত্যা বংশগত নয়; ভ্রূণের বিকাশের সময় অর্জিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிறவி

பிறக்கும்போதே உள்ளது ஆனால் பரம்பரையாக இருக்க வேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை; கருவின் வளர்ச்சியின் போது பெறப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పుట్టుకతో వచ్చిన

పుట్టినప్పుడు ఉంది కానీ తప్పనిసరిగా వంశపారంపర్యంగా లేదు; పిండం అభివృద్ధి సమయంలో పొందబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

जन्मजात

जन्माच्या वेळी उपस्थित परंतु अनुवांशिकपणे आवश्यक नाही; गर्भाच्या विकासादरम्यान प्राप्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

જન્મજાત

જન્મ સમયે હાજર પરંતુ વારસાગત જરૂરી નથી; ગર્ભ વિકાસ દરમિયાન હસ્તગત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನ್ಮಜಾತ

ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ ಆದರೆ ಆನುವಂಶಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ; ಭ್ರೂಣದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജന്മനായുള്ള

ജനനസമയത്ത് നിലവിലുണ്ടെങ്കിലും പാരമ്പര്യമായി ഉണ്ടാകണമെന്നില്ല; ഗര്ഭപിണ്ഡത്തിൻ്റെ വികാസ സമയത്ത് നേടിയെടുത്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਨਮ

ਜਨਮ ਵੇਲੇ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਪਰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਗਰੱਭਸਥ ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੂ ਦੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیدائشی

پیدائش کے وقت موجود لیکن ضروری نہیں کہ موروثی ہو۔ جنین کی نشوونما کے دوران حاصل کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

先天

出生时就存在，但不一定是遗传性的；胎儿发育过程中获得的

🇯🇵Japanese

生まれつきの

出生時に存在しますが、必ずしも遺伝するわけではありません。胎児の発育中に獲得される

🇰🇷Korean

타고난

출생 시 존재하지만 반드시 유전되는 것은 아닙니다. 태아 발달 중에 획득

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩm sinh

có mặt khi sinh ra nhưng không nhất thiết là do di truyền; thu được trong quá trình phát triển của thai nhi

🇹🇭Thai

โดยกำเนิด

มีตั้งแต่แรกเกิดแต่ไม่จำเป็นต้องเป็นกรรมพันธุ์ ได้รับในระหว่างการพัฒนาของทารกในครรภ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bawaan

hadir sejak lahir namun belum tentu merupakan keturunan; diperoleh selama perkembangan janin

🇲🇾Malay

lahir

hadir semasa lahir tetapi tidak semestinya keturunan; diperoleh semasa perkembangan janin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فطري

موجود عند الولادة ولكن ليس بالضرورة وراثيًا؛ المكتسبة أثناء نمو الجنين

🇮🇷Persian

ذاتی

در بدو تولد وجود دارد اما لزوما ارثی نیست. در طول رشد جنین به دست می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

doğuştan

doğumda mevcuttur ancak mutlaka kalıtsal değildir; fetal gelişim sırasında edinilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּטבָּע

נוכח בלידה אך לא בהכרח תורשתי; נרכש במהלך התפתחות העובר

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