first-born

Example Sentences

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"He's my only son, he's my first-born, please help us," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

In an interview four years earlier, he discussed how his mother-in-law took a year off to help take care of his first-born.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

Rebekah, a corporate striver with a mercenary streak, is beholden to her first-born boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

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

“The price of one of Min’s vases—two oxen, a horse, and your first-born son!”

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park