expression, adverb
since one was born; in one's entire life
Emphasizes that something has never happened or has been true for one's whole life. Often used with negative expressions or superlatives.
生まれてこの方、海外に行ったことがない。
I've never been abroad in my entire life.
生まれてこの方、こんなに美味しい料理を食べたのは初めてだ。
This is the most delicious meal I've ever had in my life.
Focuses on a first-time experience, while 生まれてこの方 emphasizes the entire span of one's life up to now.
A set phrase combining 生まれて (te-form of 生まれる 'to be born') and この方 (literally 'this direction/side', here meaning 'since'). The expression literally means 'since being born, this way'.