marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; a humble apology; essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions- B.K.Malinowski
low or inferior in station or quality; a humble cottage; a lowly parish priest; a modest man of the people; small beginnings
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
of low birth or station (`base is archaic in this sense); baseborn wretches with dirty faces; of humble (or lowly) birth