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

plural of nativism

plural of nativity

The state or condition of being native.

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

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

plural of native

(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.

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nativize