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
"My first-born baby will always be in our minds and in our hearts," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
Rebekah, a corporate striver with a mercenary streak, is beholden to her first-born boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
A UCLA-led team of researchers has found a correlation between early signs of adrenal puberty in first-born daughters and their mothers' having experienced high levels of prenatal stress.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
My father is the youngest of five brothers, and Moni is his first-born nephew—the eldest brother’s son.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
