NATURAL-BORN

{adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country. * /Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but their children are natural-born citizens./ 2. Born with great ability to become (something); having great ability (as in a sport or art) almost from the start. * /Joe had never played baseball before trying out for the team but he showed that he was a natural-born pitcher and he became the best in the league./ * /Mozart was a natural-born musician. He could play the piano well when he was only six years old./