first-born
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
In an interview four years earlier, he discussed how his mother-in-law took a year off to help take care of his first-born.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025
Words that we will see come true — at least if we are to credit her account, something her first-born daughter is less apt to do.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024
A UCLA-led team of researchers has found a correlation between early signs of adrenal puberty in first-born daughters and their mothers' having experienced high levels of prenatal stress.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
He had a scribe’s paper that proved his claims as first-born.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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