Native-born
(adjective)
Born in a particular place or country, rather than being an immigrant or coming from elsewhere.
Origin:
From the combination of the words native and born, meaning to be born in a particular place or country.
Examples:
- A native-born citizen is someone who was born in a country and has citizenship there.
- The native-born population of a country is the population that was born in the country.
- He was a native-born American.
- She was a native-born citizen of the country.
- The majority of the population are native-born citizens.