first-born
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Cruickshank said he heard about the Elizabeth Emblem through his sister, but later found she was ineligible to apply as she was not the first-born child.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Words that we will see come true — at least if we are to credit her account, something her first-born daughter is less apt to do.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024
Fox explains that a first-born daughter's maturation, but not early onset of menstruation, may enable her to help her mother rear her other children successfully.
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
