firstborn

Examples

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• As the firstborn child in her family, Emily often felt the pressure to set a good example for her younger siblings.

• Fahmi was the firstborn son, and he was responsible for the family.

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• Ten of the children were firstborn, six were second born, and one was born third.

  Academic text (1996)

• Participants often felt special in the family because of their position within the structure of the family: being firstborn or being the only girl.

  Academic text (1998)

• The birthright was a special honor given to the firstborn son.

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• And we have Prophet Abraham in the Bible, who was asked to sacrifice his firstborn son to God.

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• As Ben II's firstborn son, he had accompanied his father on family pilgrimages from North Carolina to Georgia and Florida.

  Academic text (2011)

• Being the firstborn son, Liam was given the responsibility of leading the family during gatherings.

• Traditionally, the firstborn daughter inherits the family heirloom passed down through generations.

Synonyms

E

eldest

vsfirstborn

58 1.2

Older than other children in the same family

is specifically the child born first in the sibling order

F

firstling

vsfirstborn

• Archaic

1 9.9

A person, animal, or thing that comes before others in a group

refers only to the child born first among siblings

Compounds

F

Fast of the Firstborn

1 9.9

A Jewish fast kept by firstborn sons the day before Passover to remember how they were saved in Egypt

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology