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  1. adjective, noun [ C usually singular ] literary or humorous uk / ˈfɜːst.bɔːn / us / ˈfɝːst.bɔːrn / Add to word list. used to refer to the first child of a set of parents: In the Hebrew Bible, the firstborn son is the one who inherits his father's position as head of the family. Olaf is my firstborn. Synonym. eldest.

  2. adjective, noun [ C usually singular ] literary or humorous us / ˈfɝːst.bɔːrn / uk / ˈfɜːst.bɔːn / Add to word list. used to refer to the first child of a set of parents: In the Hebrew Bible, the firstborn son is the one who inherits his father's position as head of the family. Olaf is my firstborn. Synonym. eldest.

  3. Jan 1, 2001 · The term firstborn therefore has two main meanings. The first is more literal, referring to the fact that this son is the first son to be born of his father. The second meaning refers to the rights and authority of a person, because they are the firstborn. Our Lord is the “firstborn” in several ways, as one of the attached articles indicates.

  4. Firstborn definition: first in the order of birth; eldest.. See examples of FIRSTBORN used in a sentence.

  5. 2 days ago · noun. 2. the firstborn child. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. firstborn in American English. (ˈfɜːrstˈbɔrn) adjective. 1. first in the order of birth; eldest. noun. 2. a firstborn child. 3. a first result or product.

  6. Definitions of firstborn. adjective. first in order of birth. “the firstborn child”. synonyms: eldest. first. preceding all others in time or space or degree. noun. the offspring who came first in the order of birth.

  7. Britannica Dictionary definition of FIRSTBORN. : born first. their firstborn [= eldest, oldest] child. — firstborn. noun, plural firstborns [count] Parents often spoil their firstborns. FIRSTBORN meaning: born first.

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