Firstborn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. First in order of birth; born first.
  • n. The child in a family who is born first.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The first child to be born to a parent or family.
  • adj. Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
  • adj. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The first child born to a parent.
  • adj. First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest: as, the first-born son.
  • Hence Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
  • n. The first-born child; hence, the first result or product.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the offspring who came first in the order of birth
  • adj. first in order of birth
  • Equivalent
    first   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    progeny    issue    offspring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    eldest    primogeniture   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Born    Horn    Horne    Lorne    Thorn    Thorne    aborn    adorn    born    borne   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stillborn    erring    newborn    motherless    fatherless    illegitimate    4-year-old    two-year-old    eldest    staghound