firstling

[ furst-ling ]

/ ˈfɜrst lɪŋ /

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noun

the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.

first offspring.

a first product or result.

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Origin of firstling

First recorded in 1525–35; first + -ling¹

Words nearby firstling

first lady, first language, first lieutenant, first light, first-line, firstling, First Lord, first-loss policy, firstly, first mate, first messenger

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How to use firstling in a sentence

The dandelion was the earliest flower to stir the children's memories; in New England it is "the firstling of the year."
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
No matter how crude or how young this firstling might come to seem to her, there would never be such another.
Bambi|Marjorie Benton Cooke
The firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep: but if thou wilt not give a price for it, it shall be slain.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Thou shalt not work with the firstling of a bullock, and thou shalt not shear the firstlings of thy sheep.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

Yea, I am fair, my firstling; if thou couldst but remember me!
Poems by the Way|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for firstling

firstling

/ (ˈfɜːstlɪŋ) /

noun

the first, esp the first offspring

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