noun
Etymology
Origin of firstling
Example Sentences
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More important than a firstling mother's age is her general health, the normality of her construction.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shepherd roused him from his sleep, And down the vale be hied, Like guardian good, to count his sheep, His firstling by his side.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 by Various
The first was Teucer's; with impetuous force He shot; but vow'd not to the Archer-King Of firstling lambs a solemn hecatomb.
From The Iliad by Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of
In another moment Mistress Thankful had donned her cloak and pattens to view this firstling of the laggard summer.
From Thankful Blossom by Harte, Bret
The firstling swallow flying, Later, owlets will be crying.
From The Dales of Arcady by Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una
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