first-born
Example Sentences
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Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
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
The first-born in his family, the intern had been battling depression and had been receiving treatment, according to a police report.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
“I lost my son, my only son, my first-born son.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 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
