firstborn
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: fûrstʹ-bôrn', IPA(key): /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
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- Hyphenation: first‧born
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n
Noun
firstborn (plural firstborn or firstborns)
- The first child to be born to a parent or family.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “eldest child”): lastborn
Translations
the first child in a family
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Adjective
firstborn (not comparable)
- Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
- Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
Alternative forms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “born first”): lastborn
Translations
born as the first one in a family
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most excellent or distinguished
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References
- “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.