firstborn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) +‎ born. === Pronunciation === enPR: fûrstʹ-bôrn', IPA(key): /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ (UK) [ˈfɜːstˌbɔːn] (US) [ˈfɝstˌbɔɚ̯n] Hyphenation: first‧born Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n === Noun === firstborn (plural firstborn or firstborns) The first child to be born to a parent or family. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “eldest child”): lastborn ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== baby of the family middle child nextborn primogeniture === Adjective === firstborn (not comparable) Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted. ==== Alternative forms ==== first-born ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “born first”): lastborn ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== middleborn === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “firstborn”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “firstborn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.