firstborn

CEFRC1

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The first child born to a family.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.

Examples

  • Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold, in exchange for the woman's firstborn child.

  • Tom is my firstborn.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

  2. The first child to be born to a parent or family.

Antonyms

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Being the blank child meant he was the very first one born into the family.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.