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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

firstborn

/(fẽrst"bôrn`)/ · first·born · IPA /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
01 n. The first child born to a parent; as, his firstborn was showered with gifts from relatives.
  1. 1.
    The first child born to a parent; as, his firstborn was showered with gifts from relatives.
Syn. eldest.
02 a. First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted; as, the firstborn child.
  1. 1.
    First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted; as, the firstborn child.
Syn. eldest.