firstborn
first in the order of birth; eldest.
a firstborn child.
a first result or product.
Origin of firstborn
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How to use firstborn in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTContent, my mother was at ease that her first-born would not fall into the ranks of picky eaters.
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayFrom this wonderful flower Brahma sprang, and, seeing nothing but water, imagined himself the first-born of all creatures.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanThe name given by the Dakotas to the first-born, if a female.
Indian Legends of Minnesota | Various
The mother said that she could not distinguish them, and that she did not know which was the first-born.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottThen, "when I see the—blood—on the—lintel—and on the two—side-posts—I will not go in and—kill the first-born!"
The Sabbath-School Index | Richard Gay Pardee
British Dictionary definitions for first-born
eldest of the children in a family
the eldest child in a family
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