first-born
Example Sentences
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Naturally, Sybil can’t stand the thought of her first-born child limiting his worldview, especially because Everett was the one to expand hers.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025
The first-born in his family, the intern had been battling depression and had been receiving treatment, according to a police report.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
“I lost my son, my only son, my first-born son.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Fox explains that a first-born daughter's maturation, but not early onset of menstruation, may enable her to help her mother rear her other children successfully.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
“Generally,” her mother responded, “the fairies ask for the same thing: a family’s first-born child, to take back with them to Taninli and mold into their own creature.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
