trueborn

[ troo-bawrn ]

/ ˈtruˈbɔrn /

genuinely or authentically so because of birth: a trueborn son of Ireland; a trueborn Parisian.

Origin of trueborn

First recorded in 1585–95; true + born

Mr Pye said he had always supposed that that was a duty every true-born Englishman took for granted; and John became very angry.

Lost Diaries |Maurice Baring
How came the change to pass; A true-born Englishman of Norman race?

The True-Born Englishman |Daniel Defoe
As we looked at him walking up and down the square he resembled a true-born aristocrat, and yet he was once a ploughman.

John Brown |Captain R. W. Campbell
Patriotic title: What are the three characteristics of a true-born Englishman?

The Funny Side of Physic |A. D. Crabtre

But in this cosmopolitan orgie of political excitement the true-born American plays but a small part.

American Sketches |Charles Whibley

true-born

being such by birth a true-born Scot