Baseborn \Base"born`\, a. 1. Born out of wedlock. --Gay. 2. Born of low parentage. 3. Vile; mean. ``Thy baseborn heart.'' --Shak.
baseborn adj 1: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {humble}, {lowly}] 2: illegitimate [syn: {base}]