firsts

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Synonyms for firsts

noun original, example

Antonyms for firsts

descendant

Word Origin & History

Old English fyrst "foremost," superlative of fore; from Proto-Germanic *furisto- (cf. Old Saxon fuirst "first," Old High German furist, Old Norse fyrstr, Danish første, Old Frisian ferist, Middle Dutch vorste "prince," Dutch vorst "first," German Fürst "prince"), superlative of *fur-/*for-, from PIE root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).

First-class (adj.) is from 1837; first-rate (1660s) is from classes of warships in the British navy. First aid is that given at the scene, pending the arrival of a doctor.

First Lady as an informal title for the wife of a U.S. president was in use by 1908, short for First lady of the land (by 1863 with reference to the president's wife). First name is attested from mid-13c.; first-born is from mid-14c. First base "a start" (1938) is a figurative use from the game of baseball.

Example Sentences for firsts

It is easier to give specifications for culls, since all grapes not firsts are culls.

Firsts and seconds were provided with a lamp for each compartment.

Had he taken the most double of all firsts, what more could fate have given to him?

She made a string of twenty-five flags, eleven of which were firsts.

There are lawes and ceremonies to be observed both by the firsts and seconds.

Pears are usually graded in New York into firsts, seconds, and culls.

We both expected seconds, hoped for firsts and told our friends thirds.

My Dear Roland,—So glad to hear from you again, and many congratulations on your firsts.

First editions of Tales for Fifteen are the rarest of all Cooper "firsts."

I was showing them to him—that they were not fit for firsts.