born

born
born, borne
It is sometimes forgotten that born, relating to birth, is a past participle of the verb to bear, and that I was born on a Friday means ‘My mother bore me on a Friday’. Born is also used in figurative expressions such as an indifference born of long familiarity. In all other meanings, the past participle of bear is borne (I have borne with this too long / He was borne along by the wind), and this form is used with reference to birth when the construction is active, or when it is passive followed by by (the mother): She has borne no children / Of all the children borne by her only one survived.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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