born

From Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne, from Old English boren, ġeboren, from Proto-West Germanic *boran, *gaboran, from Proto-Germanic *buranaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to bear + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gebooren (“born”), West Frisian berne (“born”), Dutch geboren (“born”), German geboren (“born”), Swedish boren (“born”).

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geboren

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1. A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
2. A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
3. A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
4. An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
5. (slang) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
6. (slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
7. A koala (bear).
8. A portable punching machine.
9. A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
10. The fifteenth Lenormand card.
11. (colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.