first-born
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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
“I lost my son, my only son, my first-born son.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Mr Cruickshank said he heard about the Elizabeth Emblem through his sister, but later found she was ineligible to apply as she was not the first-born child.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
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
“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
