first-born
Example Sentences
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"He's my only son, he's my first-born, please help us," she said.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
Naturally, Sybil can’t stand the thought of her first-born child limiting his worldview, especially because Everett was the one to expand hers.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025
“I lost my son, my only son, my first-born son.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
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
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
