📖 Definitions of "Firstborn"
noun
- 1
The first child to be born to a parent or family.
adjective
- 1
Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
- 2
Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| firstnoun | (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position. |
| eldestnoun | The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group. |
| oldestnoun | The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group. |
| first-born | Alternative form of firstborn. [Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.] |
| eldernoun | A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role. |
| oldernoun | A surname. |
| onlybornnoun | Born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like. |
| primogeniturenoun | The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance. |
| lastbornnoun | The youngest child of a family. |
| secondbornnoun | The second child to be born to a parent or family. |
| last-bornnoun | Alternative form of lastborn. [The youngest child of a family.] |
| babynoun | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| baby of the familynoun | The youngest member of an immediate family. |
| thirdbornnoun | The third child born to a parent or family. |
| middlebornnoun | The middle child to be born to a parent or family. |
| heritagenoun | A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory. |
| youngest | Most recently begun or formed. |
| truebornnoun | (fantasy) A person of legitimate birth. |
| birthchildnoun | A child ascribed to the domain of its birth, or to the ruler of it. |
| childnoun | (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). |
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