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Definitions

first-born

ADJECTIVE
elder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
older
STRONG
ancient senior
WEAK
earlier more mature
Antonyms
WEAK
last-born younger youngest
ADJECTIVE
older
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
elder eldest first former lower of a former period of an earlier time preceding prior senior
Antonyms
WEAK
younger
NOUN
golden ager
Synonyms
WEAK
ancient doyen doyenne elder elderly person grandfather grandmother head matriarch old folk old-timer oldster patriarch pensioner retired person senior citizen
NOUN
oldster
Synonyms
STRONG
ancient doyen doyenne elder grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer patriarch pensioner
WEAK
elderly person golden ager old folk retired person senior citizen
NOUN
senior
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elder pensioner senior citizen
STRONG
ancient doyen doyenne grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer oldster patriarch
WEAK
elderly person golden-ager old folk retired person
Antonyms
WEAK
inferior junior younger

Example Sentences

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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

"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

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

Perhaps Juana had sucked out the poison in time, but she had not sucked out her worry over her first-born.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck