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• n  the offspring who came first in the order of birth
• s  first in order of birth
  the firstborn child

• He was his mother's firstborn, her "golden Siggie.
• It's something like a national case of sibling rivalry, with millennials playing the part of the spoiled, naive baby and boomers acting as the self-righteous firstborn.
• There are few extended clans that can't point to the firstborn, with the heir-apparent bearing, who makes the best grades, keeps the other kids in line and, when Mom and Dad grow .

• eldest

News & Articles

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• 31 Reasons to Love Birthday Boy Prince William
  How do we love Prince William? Let us count the ways. The Duke of Cambridge and future king of England turns 31 on Friday, and he's been making plenty of headlines lately as the world awaits the birth of his firstborn. After Kate Middleton's many pregnant appearances this year, she's now out of the limelight as her due date approaches, and everyone's buzzing about the upcoming addition to the ...
  June 21, 2013 - PopSugar
• Kim Kardashian and Kanye West daughter's name revealed?
  Five days after the birth of their daughter, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have finally decided on a name for their firstborn daughter. read more
  June 21, 2013 - TheCelebrityCafe.com
• Anna Chlumsky Is Due Next Month: See the Pregnant Veep Star's Baby Bump!
  Looking radiant in New York City June 19, Anna Chlumsky tells Us Weekly she's due to give birth to her first child with Shaun So "in about a month" and reveals how they're prepping for their firstborn daughter's arrival
  June 20, 2013 - Us Weekly via omg!

Quotes

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• the Apostle Paul in BP News
  As the Apostle Paul noted in Colossians 1:15-17, "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or...
• Bill Cosby in Before It's News
  Those of us who are the firstborn always dream of that imaginary brother or sister who will be their protector, the buffer, the one to take the blows,Cosby said in a Los Angeles Times article. "I'm a firstborn, and Bob was the answer to my...
• Vladimir Kuroyedov in Defense Industry Daily
  ...adds valuable background by noting that on July 24, 2004, RIA Novosti quoted Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov as saying that "The firstborn of our surface shipbuilding is the corvette - a new multifunctional littoral...