firstborn
literary or humorous us
/ˈfɝːst.bɔːrn/ uk
/ˈfɜːst.bɔːn/Meaning of firstborn in English
(Definition of firstborn from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of firstborn
firstborn
Here's your chance to bring them out, like the silver for the wedding of the first-born: genius, tour de force, masterpiece.
From Chicago Tribune
The firstborn children entered the world within twenty-four hours of each other.
From The New Yorker
We're always thinking of the hard-driving first-born, with that laser focus, who's super organized and has this powerful personality.
From Fast Company
And for what it's worth, we didn't bring our firstborn into bed with us until our son's pediatrician explicitly recommended it.
From CNN
They moved in together and first realized something was different about their firstborn after his first birthday.
From OregonLive.com
The child caught in the middle is often dominated by the firstborn, who is older, wiser and more competent.
From Huffington Post
He barely was able to meet my first-born.
From Los Angeles Times
Insulin sensitivity in firstborns was 33 percent lower than in second-born men, according to the study.
From Huffington Post
The ceremony of pidyon haben, or redemption of the firstborn son, is held 30 days after the baby's birth.
From Slate Magazine
A year later, her 16-year-old son, her firstborn, died suddenly of mysterious causes.
From Washington Post
But she has always wondered about her firstborn.
From CNN
Firstborns tend to be smaller than subsequent children because the uterus is smaller and tighter in first-time moms.
From CNN
So that's one negative of being, for example, a firstborn.
From NPR
And it was also a very difficult moment for the family because he was their firstborn who they believed was destined for greatness.
From NPR
On what would have been our "firstborn's" 14th birthday.
From Huffington Post
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