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firstborn

[ furst-bawrn ]

/ ˈfɜrstˈbɔrn /

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adjective

first in the order of birth; eldest.

noun

a firstborn child.

a first result or product.

Origin of firstborn

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at first, born

Words nearby firstborn

first-strike, first-string, first-termer, first-time, first-timer, firstborn, firstcomer, firsthand, firstling, firstly, firstnighter

Example sentences from the Web for first-born

It meant something socially and legally to be the first-born son, a son at all, or a girl.

The Struggles of Benjamin Franklin’s Sister Jane |Annette Gordon-Reed |November 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Content, my mother was at ease that her first-born would not fall into the ranks of picky eaters.

For the Love of Pâté |Molly Hannon |January 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It is to the first-born, whether a boy or a girl, that the inheritance is transmitted, and he or she is forbidden to abandon it.

The Truth About Woman |C. Gasquoine Hartley
The first one hit, of the happy couple, betokens the sex of their first-born.

Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series |William Bottrell

There was trouble in China and in Khaledan that day, and in each kingdom a sorrowful king wept for the madness of his first-born.

Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross |Edmund Dulac
This time it was Diana who was bathed in the wonderful glory that comes to a woman when her first-born is laid beside her.

Anne Of The Island |Lucy Maud Montgomery
The first-born ‘were to stand in a special relation to God as His property.’

Holy in Christ |Andrew Murray

British Dictionary definitions for first-born

first-born

adjective

eldest of the children in a family

noun

the eldest child in a family