first-born
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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
"My first-born baby will always be in our minds and in our hearts," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
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
While his father was involved body and soul with his water pipe, the willful first-born, who had always been too big for his age, had become a monumental adolescent.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
