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Definitions

first-born

ADJECTIVE
elder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
older
STRONG
ancient senior
WEAK
earlier more mature
Antonyms
WEAK
last-born younger youngest
ADJECTIVE
older
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
elder eldest first former lower of a former period of an earlier time preceding prior senior
Antonyms
WEAK
younger
NOUN
golden ager
Synonyms
WEAK
ancient doyen doyenne elder elderly person grandfather grandmother head matriarch old folk old-timer oldster patriarch pensioner retired person senior citizen
NOUN
oldster
Synonyms
STRONG
ancient doyen doyenne elder grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer patriarch pensioner
WEAK
elderly person golden ager old folk retired person senior citizen
NOUN
senior
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elder pensioner senior citizen
STRONG
ancient doyen doyenne grandfather grandmother head matriarch old-timer oldster patriarch
WEAK
elderly person golden-ager old folk retired person
Antonyms
WEAK
inferior junior younger

Example Sentences

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For a generation, Latinos name their first-born sons Esteban in his honor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

"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

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