first-born
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In 2011, Britain changed its succession laws to allow first-born daughters of a monarch to inherit the throne.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She explained her mental health suffered when she stopped breastfeeding her first-born sooner than she would have liked.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
Rebekah, a corporate striver with a mercenary streak, is beholden to her first-born boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
He sat there as he had sat during the birth of his first-born son and listened.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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