of humble origin(s)
idiom
: from a family that did not have high social status or much money
A man of humble origin(s).
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Inventors of humble origins benefited disproportionately from the security that property rights offered.
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B. Zorina Khan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2019
However, the real American Dream, aspirations of success, regardless of humble origins, through hard work, imagination, ambition, and the enthusiastic support of others, can pay off.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
The story of Rubén, a healer of humble origins using outlandish and disturbing techniques.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023
More From Popular Mechanics: For a ship of legend, the Nao Victoria is of humble origins.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022
Vespasiano was a prodigy, a man of humble origins with virtually no schooling who became extraordinarily learned.
—Ernest Hilbert, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
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B. Zorina Khan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2019
However, the real American Dream, aspirations of success, regardless of humble origins, through hard work, imagination, ambition, and the enthusiastic support of others, can pay off.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
The story of Rubén, a healer of humble origins using outlandish and disturbing techniques.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023
More From Popular Mechanics: For a ship of legend, the Nao Victoria is of humble origins.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022
Vespasiano was a prodigy, a man of humble origins with virtually no schooling who became extraordinarily learned.
—Ernest Hilbert, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
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