natural-born

[ nach-er-uh l-bawrn, nach-ruh l- ]

/ ˈnætʃ ər əlˈbɔrn, ˈnætʃ rəl- /

by virtue of one's nature, qualities, or innate talent: a natural-born musician.

Origin of natural-born

First recorded in 1575–85

Once again, Hillary Clinton has reminded us that she is not a natural-born politician—unlike her husband, Bill.

Hillary Clinton Wants Bill to Lift Her Up—but Obama Will Drag Her Down |Lloyd Green |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Natural-born citizen” is an ill-defined term that has not been used in a statute since 1790.

Ted Cruz’s Candidacy Would Be Awkward for Birthers |Ben Jacobs |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In short, the Constitution says that the president must be a natural-born citizen.

Yes, Ted Cruz Can Legally Become President |Justin Green |May 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Yet, for all this, Charlie Brown is a natural-born leader, a quality he demonstrates in Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown.

12 Best Summer-Camp Movies |The Daily Beast |July 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

A natural-born actor, Amedeo Modigliani, nude or clothed, but ever handsome—"How beautiful he was, my God, how beautiful!"

"Mad, Bad Modigliani" |Brad Gooch |March 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
From one point of view, he is a natural-born fool; but the wisdom of this world is foolishness with him.

Essays on Russian Novelists |William Lyon Phelps
He was a natural-born sailor, and his abilities were of a high order in that direction.

Asiatic Breezes |Oliver Optic
The three estates of the realm are the three orders (tats) into which all natural-born subjects are legally divided: viz.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 |Various
Children born within a state of which the parents are citizens are natural-born subjects of that state.

International Law |George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
He was a natural-born carpenter, with inventive powers of a high order.

Make or Break |Oliver Optic

natural-born

being as specified through one's birth a natural-born Irishman