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FIRSTBORN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The offspring who came first in the order of birth
Synonyms:
eldest; firstborn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("firstborn" is a kind of...):
issue; offspring; progeny (the immediate descendants of a person)
Derivation:
firstborn (first in order of birth)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
First in order of birth
Example:
the firstborn child
Synonyms:
eldest; firstborn
Classified under:
Similar:
first (preceding all others in time or space or degree)
Derivation:
firstborn (the offspring who came first in the order of birth)
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