plural of native

plural of Native

Belonging to one by birth. / Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.

(now dated) Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth. / (astrology) Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.

(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. / (by extension) Christmas.

(chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants. / The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.

In the manner of a native, especially a native speaker / (computing, of software) Pertaining to the computer or architecture in question; without the use of emulation, etc.

(linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.

plural of nativity