Firstborn
noun
The first child born to someone.
My firstborn is a boy.
Often appears as...
- my firstborn
- your firstborn
adjective
The first child that someone has; being the eldest child.
Her firstborn daughter is already in college.
Often appears as...
- firstborn son
- firstborn daughter
noun
In religious contexts, refers specifically to the first offspring of humans or animals according to certain religious texts.
In the Bible, the firstborn sons held special status.
Often appears as...
- firstborn of egypt
- firstborn in the bible
Usage tips
Religious
noun
The first child born to someone.
My firstborn is a boy.
Often appears as...
- my firstborn
- your firstborn
adjective
The first child that someone has; being the eldest child.
Her firstborn daughter is already in college.
Often appears as...
- firstborn son
- firstborn daughter
noun
In religious contexts, refers specifically to the first offspring of humans or animals according to certain religious texts.
In the Bible, the firstborn sons held special status.
Often appears as...
- firstborn of egypt
- firstborn in the bible
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sibling Order
Firstborn indicates the order among siblings, often associated with specific family roles or expectations.
As the firstborn, I have more responsibilities at home.
Pro Tip 2/3Inheritance Implications
Historically, being a firstborn could affect inheritance rights or social status, especially in royal or noble families.
The king's firstborn is next in line to the throne.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, the firstborn has ceremonial roles or is celebrated in specific rites of passage.
The firstborn son carries the family name forward.
Compare with
eldest
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What is a gift economy?...
Or to vote for her in the town election? Or let her adopt your firstborn child? All of these things might not sound so strange if you are involved in a gift economy. This phrase might seem contradictory. After all, isn't a gift given for free?
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behavior they might get a little bit possessive if they really get into it if they really like it you might see a little bit of swiping and snarling and being more food focused than his brother boys jars wants firstborn spot to give it a
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Georgette Mulheir: The...
or the countless young girls too terrified to tell their parents they're pregnant, who leave their babies in a hospital; or the new parents, the young couple who have just found out that their firstborn child has a disability,
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wrinkles on her face her mother does Tandi and shadow who were sisters gorillas firstborn they looked very similar shadow now passed on but Tandy had a very similar look to her I could definitely see the resemblance there but
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bit possessive if they really get into it if they really like it you might see a little bit of swiping and snarling and being more food focused than his brother boys jars wants firstborn spot to give it a go
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arrived the family of the deceased gathers around as Dean works it is the traditional role of the firstborn son to set fire to the body but first he must
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Billy Samuel Mwape: An...
and I'm anxiously waiting for my wife to deliver our firstborn son. Seconds turn into minutes, then hours, without a sign of a child coming through.
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Yuko Munakata: The...
He would likely die before turning four. I did not know that this could also be the fate of my firstborn son.
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Stop making mass...
The media had made him famous. But my firstborn son, Alex, a hero, was absent from those initial reports.
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only her firstborn will get a drink
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What is a gift economy?...
Or to vote for her in the town election? Or let her adopt your firstborn child? All of these things might not sound so strange if you are involved in a gift economy. This phrase might seem contradictory. After all, isn't a gift given for free?
Video examples
Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
behavior they might get a little bit possessive if they really get into it if they really like it you might see a little bit of swiping and snarling and being more food focused than his brother boys jars wants firstborn spot to give it a
Video examples
Georgette Mulheir: The...
or the countless young girls too terrified to tell their parents they're pregnant, who leave their babies in a hospital; or the new parents, the young couple who have just found out that their firstborn child has a disability,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
wrinkles on her face her mother does Tandi and shadow who were sisters gorillas firstborn they looked very similar shadow now passed on but Tandy had a very similar look to her I could definitely see the resemblance there but
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
bit possessive if they really get into it if they really like it you might see a little bit of swiping and snarling and being more food focused than his brother boys jars wants firstborn spot to give it a go
Video examples
Cremation PIPE National...
arrived the family of the deceased gathers around as Dean works it is the traditional role of the firstborn son to set fire to the body but first he must
Video examples
Billy Samuel Mwape: An...
and I'm anxiously waiting for my wife to deliver our firstborn son. Seconds turn into minutes, then hours, without a sign of a child coming through.
Video examples
Yuko Munakata: The...
He would likely die before turning four. I did not know that this could also be the fate of my firstborn son.
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Stop making mass...
The media had made him famous. But my firstborn son, Alex, a hero, was absent from those initial reports.
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Top 5 David Attenborough...
only her firstborn will get a drink
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Michael Paterniti
American Writer
I first went to Cambodia in 2002, primarily, as it turned out, to change diapers. My wife had work in Phnom Penh, and thus left with her driver and translator early each morning and returned later each night, while I took care of our firstborn son, who was 2 at the time.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Passover is my idea of a perfect holiday. Dear God, when you're handing out plagues of darkness, locusts, hail, boils, flies, lice, frogs, and cattle murrain, and turning the Nile to blood and smiting the firstborn, give me a pass. And tell me when it's over.
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Nile Rodgers
American Musician
I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.
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John Cho
American Actor
My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white neighborhood. Particularly Asian men, I feel, we suffer more than Asian women, because we're told we're not worth anything in general.
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Carol Bartz
American Businesswoman
My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.
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Jane Fallon
English Author
I was never one of those little girls who played with baby dolls and picked names for her firstborn. I was playing in the mud with my dog, doing backflips, and climbing trees.
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Hanna Rosin
Israeli Author
For nearly as long as civilization has existed, patriarchy - enforced through the rights of the firstborn son - has been the organizing principle, with few exceptions.
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Shalom Harlow
Canadian Model
My parents wished peace upon their firstborn child.
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
My parents' firstborn was a rescued collie mix.
Quote examples
Michael Paterniti
American Writer
I first went to Cambodia in 2002, primarily, as it turned out, to change diapers. My wife had work in Phnom Penh, and thus left with her driver and translator early each morning and returned later each night, while I took care of our firstborn son, who was 2 at the time.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Passover is my idea of a perfect holiday. Dear God, when you're handing out plagues of darkness, locusts, hail, boils, flies, lice, frogs, and cattle murrain, and turning the Nile to blood and smiting the firstborn, give me a pass. And tell me when it's over.
Quote examples
Nile Rodgers
American Musician
I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.
Quote examples
John Cho
American Actor
My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white neighborhood. Particularly Asian men, I feel, we suffer more than Asian women, because we're told we're not worth anything in general.
Quote examples
Carol Bartz
American Businesswoman
My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No.
Quote examples
Justin Hartley
American Actor
I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.
Quote examples
Jane Fallon
English Author
I was never one of those little girls who played with baby dolls and picked names for her firstborn. I was playing in the mud with my dog, doing backflips, and climbing trees.
Quote examples
Hanna Rosin
Israeli Author
For nearly as long as civilization has existed, patriarchy - enforced through the rights of the firstborn son - has been the organizing principle, with few exceptions.
Quote examples
Shalom Harlow
Canadian Model
My parents wished peace upon their firstborn child.
Quote examples
Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
My parents' firstborn was a rescued collie mix.
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