inborn

• Descreve uma qualidade ou característica que é natural e existe desde o nascimento. Pode indicar algo inato, herdado ou intrínseco a uma pessoa.

Describes a quality or characteristic that is natural and present from birth.

1. Present at birth (not necessarily hereditary)B2formal

   Existing in a person or animal from the time of birth, but not always inherited; can be acquired during fetal development.

   Inato

   • Some inborn traits are influenced by the environment in the womb.
   • The condition is inborn, but it is not genetic.
   • Doctors studied the inborn reflexes of newborn babies.

   Sinônimoscongenitalconnateinnatenative

   Antônimosacquired

2. Naturally existing from birthB2formal

   Normally present in an individual from the moment of birth; innate.

   Inato

   • Birds have an inborn ability to build nests.
   • She has an inborn talent for music.
   • The instinct to survive is inborn in all living creatures.

   Sinônimoscongenitalhereditaryinbredinherentinheritedinnatenativenatural

   Antônimosacquiredcultivateddevelopedlearned