earth-born

earth-born
Earthborn Earth"born`, earth-born earth"-born([~e]rth"b[^o]rn`), a. 1. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human; having the characteristics of earthly life; as, earth-born beings. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

Some earthborn giant. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. [1913 Webster]

All earthborn cares are wrong. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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