firstborn
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See also: first-born
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: fûrstʹ-bôrn', IPA(key): /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
- Hyphenation: first‧born
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n
Noun
[edit]firstborn (plural firstborn or firstborns)
- The first child to be born to a parent or family.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “eldest child”): lastborn
Translations
[edit]the first child in a family
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See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]firstborn (not comparable)
- Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
- Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
Alternative forms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “born first”): lastborn
Translations
[edit]born as the first one in a family
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most excellent or distinguished
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “firstborn”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “firstborn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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