first-born
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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In 2011, Britain changed its succession laws to allow first-born daughters of a monarch to inherit the throne.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
For a generation, Latinos name their first-born sons Esteban in his honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
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
The first-born in his family, the intern had been battling depression and had been receiving treatment, according to a police report.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
My hopes were all dead—struck with a subtle doom, such as, in one night, fell on all the first-born in the land of Egypt.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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