Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Springing from or born on the earth.
  • adjective Human; mortal.
  • adjective Of or connected with earthly life.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Born of the earth; springing originally from the earth: as, the fabled earth-born giants.
  • Arising from or occasioned by earthly considerations.
  • Of low birth; meanly born.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human; having the characteristics of earthly life.
  • adjective Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Born or produced on the planet Earth.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective springing from or born on the earth
  • adjective of earthly origin (as mortals are)
  • adjective connected with earthly life; of earthly origin

Etymologies

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earth +‎ born

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Examples

  • The practice in ancient Greece of describing legendary heroes and men of ancient lineage as "earthborn" greatly strengthened the doctrine of autochthony; for instance, the Athenians wore golden grasshoppers in their hair in token that they were born from the soil and had always lived in

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • The lead Jereist, a burly earthborn, wore a reproduction of the casual deep-purple suit that Jere Gutierrez had been wearing on that day they launched Mars Enterprise.

    Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Eternal Franchise, 21.1 of 31.1 2009

  • My experience creating Captain Abigail Shepherd, earthborn infiltrator, suggests that the character generator has a disturbing obsession with making your character resemble Clea Duvall.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Greg Tannahill 2008

  • Dictaean cave; and the earthborn Cyclopes had not yet armed him with the bolt, with thunder and lightning; for these things give renown to

    The Argonautica 2008

  • My experience creating Captain Abigail Shepherd, earthborn infiltrator, suggests that the character generator has a disturbing obsession with making your character resemble Clea Duvall.

    Mass Effect - Dust Forms Words Game of the Year 2007 Greg Tannahill 2008

  • Thou didst give me to earthborn Echion, as men call him.

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Them he scared in flight towards the plain; but he went back again to the ship, while he still saw the furrows free of the earthborn men.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Thereupon the spear-heads of the earthborn men shall not pierce thee, nor the flame of the deadly bulls as it rushes forth resistless.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • By now the earthborn men were springing up over all the field; and the plot of Ares, the death-dealer, bristled with sturdy shields and double-pointed spears and shining helmets; and the gleam reached Olympus from beneath, flashing through the air.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Thou didst give me to earthborn Echion, as men call him.

    The Bacchantes 2008

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