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native son
1noun
- a person born in a particular place:
The delegation from Iowa nominated a native son.
Native Son
2noun
- a novel (1940) by Richard Wright.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of native son1
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Example Sentences
No wonder Labour is making a huge “no” push, sending native son Gordon Brown up to campaign as the vote nears.
News that a native son had been made pope swept through Argentina like the wind over Patagonia.
Mitt Romney, a quasi-native son by virtue of his Mormon faith, advocated balancing the federal budget through spending cuts alone.
It was a simple and appealing narrative worthy of comparison to the writings of Greensboro, N.C.'s native son, O. Henry.
But in Wisconsin, native son and right-wing poster-boy Paul Ryan may have made the difference.
"Ye see, I'm not a native son," explained Landy, as they rode abreast on the widened road.
He is a native son of the west and possesses the spirit of western enterprise.
He is a native son of Walla Walla, born April 7, 1870, in the house which he now occupies though it has since been remodeled.
Not a line of the tragedy that was being enacted before his eyes escaped this native son of the wilderness.
"It means what we're aiming to do—if anybody could prove it on us," explained the Native Son.
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