firstborn
AmericanEtymology
Origin of firstborn
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at first, born
Example Sentences
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"We came here from Ukraine, and Matilda was our firstborn here in Australia," he said earlier this week.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Vaill calls firstborn Angelica an “alpha female” who adored her younger sister but wondered, How’d she get him?
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
At our YMCA’s “toddler time,” my firstborn son had only a passing interest in the nylon tunnels and scooter boards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025
"I always had this thing that death was on my shoulder, 24/7. My dogs, as a kid. My mum. My firstborn."
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
August started to sing then in a humming sort of way, “ ‘Mary brought forth her firstborn child and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger.’
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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