firstborn

[ furst-bawrn ]

/ ˈfɜrstˈbɔrn /

first in the order of birth; eldest.

a firstborn child.

a first result or product.

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Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at first, born

The christening of their firstborn Wednesday is a chance for William and Kate to honor and reward their most loyal buddies.
Prince George’s Christening Will Reveal Kate and Will’s Closest, Most Loyal Pals|Tom Sykes|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The throne should go to the firstborn child, male or female.
The Real Reason Why Kate Isn't Pregnant Yet?|Robert Lacey|May 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Foer began writing Eating Animals when his wife, the novelist Nicole Krauss, was expecting their firstborn son.
Foer's Call to Arms|Jane Ciabattari|November 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
DeMille showed three plagues—turning the Nile into blood, hail, and killing the firstborn sons.
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Moses!|Bruce Feiler|October 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick
I brought my firstborn here on Christmas Eve and the others as they came along.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
The slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt: the efficacy of Aaron's intercession, in the sedition on occasion of Core.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
So she removed her bonnet, and he took it as he might have taken his firstborn, and laid it gently to rest on his cabinet.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories|Arnold Bennett
And is it a stone-mason you want to make of my heir and firstborn?
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard