firstborn
adjEtymology From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.
1
Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
2
Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
- Antonyms
- lastborn
- Related terms
- middleborn
firstborn
noun/ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
Etymology From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.
1
The first child to be born to a parent or family.
- Antonyms
- lastborn
- Related terms
- baby of the family, middle child, nextborn, primogeniture