natural-born

adjective

nat·​u·​ral-born ˈna-ch(ə-)rəl-ˌbȯrn 

variants or less commonly natural born

1

: having a specified status at birth

natural-born Americans

especially : having at birth the legal status of citizen or subject (see subject entry 1 sense 1b)

No Person except a natural born Citizen … shall be eligible to the Office of President …

—U.S. Constitution

compare native-born

2

: able to do something well immediately or from the very first time

a natural-born storyteller

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1