first-born

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Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

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

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

When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were—large, brilliant, and black.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë