first-born

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [furst bawrn]
- /fɜrst bɔrn/
- /fɜːst bɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst bawrn]
- /fɜrst bɔrn/

Definitions of first-born word

adjective first-born first in the order of birth; eldest. 1
noun first-born a firstborn child. 1
noun first-born a first result or product. 1
adjective first-born child: eldest in family 1
noun first-born eldest child in family 1

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Origin of first-born

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at first, born

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Parts of speech for First-born

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of First-born

first-born popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for first-born

adj first-born

older — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
senior — older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.

noun first-born

senior citizen — an elderly or aged person, especially one who is retired.
pensioner — a person who receives or lives on a pension.
grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.

All 23 Synonyms of first-born

Antonyms for first-born

adj first-born

younger — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
youngest — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
last-born — last in order of birth; youngest.

noun first-born

inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).

All 5 Antonyms of first-born

first-born

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Origin of first-born

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Parts of speech for First-born

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Synonyms for first-born

adj first-born

noun first-born

Antonyms for first-born

adj first-born

noun first-born

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