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
For a generation, Latinos name their first-born sons Esteban in his honor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 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
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
