native-born vs native

native-born is not a noun while native is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
native-born	No	Yes	No	No
native	Yes	Yes	No	No

native-born (noun)	native (noun)
	indigenous plants and animals
	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
	a person born in a particular place or country

native-born (adjective)	native (adjective)
belonging to a place by birth	characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
	characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
	belonging to one by birth
	as found in nature in the elemental form