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first-born
adjective as in elder
adjective as in older
noun as in golden ager
noun as in oldster
noun as in senior
Strongest matches
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Example Sentences
It meant something socially and legally to be the first-born son, a son at all, or a girl.
Content, my mother was at ease that her first-born would not fall into the ranks of picky eaters.
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
From this wonderful flower Brahma sprang, and, seeing nothing but water, imagined himself the first-born of all creatures.
The name given by the Dakotas to the first-born, if a female.
The mother said that she could not distinguish them, and that she did not know which was the first-born.
Then, "when I see the—blood—on the—lintel—and on the two—side-posts—I will not go in and—kill the first-born!"
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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