last-bornadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːs(t)bɔːn/,

/ˈlas(t)bɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈˌlæs(t)ˈbɔrn/

Forms: see last adv., adj., and n.⁴ and born adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: last adv., born adj.

Etymology: < last adv. + born adj. Compare earlier firstborn adj., firstborn n.

A. adj.

Last among the offspring born to a particular parent or particular parents or at a particular multiple birth; youngest. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > next-born, last-born, etc.

middlec1275

youngest-borna1325

next-born?a1400

last-born1609

1609 W. Cowper Three Heauenly Treat. Romanes i. 213 Hee that shall bee the last borne sonne of God in the earth.

1616 B. Jonson Golden Age Restor'd in Wks. 1011 Thy boyes, Ambition, Pride, and Scorne, Force, Rapine, and thy babe last borne, Smooth Treacherie, call hither.

1687 J. Sergeant Second Catholick Let. 49 The last-born Son in the World believ'd the same that Christ taught.

1720 R. Cumberland Sanchoniatho's Phœnician Hist. iii. 32 In that war Ouranus stuck to his last-born son Demaroon.

1779 H. Cowley Albina i. 16 A sweeter province Nature gave to us—As a fond parent to its last-born child.

1808 T. F. Middleton Doctr. Greek Article 490 The last-born offspring of multiparous animals at a given birth.

1844 Bentley's Misc. 15 638 'Twas I inspired sad Sappho, I who taught her The last-born love-song 'neath the twilight dim.

1880 T. Hervey Hist. United Parishes Colmer & Priors Dean 235 William Allam, the elder of the two last born sons of the above.

1918 E. White Pilgrimage of Premnáth xxiii. 177 As pure of any selfish end as the desire of the Divine Ráma, was this last born desire of mine!

1973 J. F. Gordon Borzoi iv. 72 Metritis.This is a condition usually due to retention of the last born puppy's placenta in the dam's womb.

2011 S. LeVay Gay, Straight, & Reason Why x. 265 The androphilic transexuals with older brothers were not necessarily the last-born males in their families.

B. n.

1. With the, demonstrative determiner, or possessive, with singular or plural agreement. The last offspring born to a particular parent or particular parents or at a particular multiple birth. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. ix. 154 Their disadvantage of being the last born, therefore not to enjoy the prerogative which the Laws give to the first-born.

1737 London Mag. Apr. 180/1 Rocking their last Born in its Cradle.

?1790 M. Wilks Secker's Nonsuch Professor 107 There is no sin so little, as not to kindle an eternal fire: its first-born is death, and its last-born is hell.

1792 Lawyer's & Magistrate's Mag. 2 281 The question was, Whether the youngest of these last born, or Septimus, the plaintiff, were entitled to the legacy?

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. i. 278 Pet son (her last born?) of the Scarlet Woman.

1861 All Year Round 22 June 294/1 On the tenth of December,..only a year and a half ago, this last-born of the colonies began to run alone.

1867 C. Bilton Class & Standard Ser. Reading Bks. II. xix. 41 Swallows often rear two broods in a season. The last-born are sometimes too weak to fly to other lands.

1904 J. Conrad Nostromo iii. xi. 441 A small child he had been carrying on his shoulders—his own and Leonarda's last born.

1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xvii. 171 It was a criminal thing to leave your last-born..sitting there by a hole in the ground with no one to care for him.

1999 F. Furet tr. D. Furet Passing of Illusion vi. 194 The collapse of capitalism was simply bringing the era begun in the eighteenth century to a close, that of liberal democracy, along with its last-born, Bolshevism.

2. As a count noun. A last-born offspring.

ΚΠ

1827 G. Ewing Greek & Eng. Lexicon (ed. 3) 382/1 An abortion, a last-born.

1910 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 8 337 The offspring of the first member of the last family of last-borns were isolated.

1972 S. Fisher Female Orgasm (1973) i. 37 Female firstborns had less liberal ideas about sex than lastborns.

2005 R. A. Hinde in K. E. Grossmann et al. Attachment from Infancy to Adulthood (2006) i. 9 A last-born is likely to receive excellent care.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	last-born
释义	last-bornadj.n. Brit. /ˈlɑːs(t)bɔːn/, /ˈlas(t)bɔːn/, U.S. /ˈˌlæs(t)ˈbɔrn/ Forms: see last adv., adj., and n.⁴ and born adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: last adv., born adj. Etymology: < last adv. + born adj. Compare earlier firstborn adj., firstborn n. A. adj. Last among the offspring born to a particular parent or particular parents or at a particular multiple birth; youngest. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > next-born, last-born, etc. middlec1275 youngest-borna1325 next-born?a1400 last-born1609 1609 W. Cowper Three Heauenly Treat. Romanes i. 213 Hee that shall bee the last borne sonne of God in the earth. 1616 B. Jonson Golden Age Restor'd in Wks. 1011 Thy boyes, Ambition, Pride, and Scorne, Force, Rapine, and thy babe last borne, Smooth Treacherie, call hither. 1687 J. Sergeant Second Catholick Let. 49 The last-born Son in the World believ'd the same that Christ taught. 1720 R. Cumberland Sanchoniatho's Phœnician Hist. iii. 32 In that war Ouranus stuck to his last-born son Demaroon. 1779 H. Cowley Albina i. 16 A sweeter province Nature gave to us—As a fond parent to its last-born child. 1808 T. F. Middleton Doctr. Greek Article 490 The last-born offspring of multiparous animals at a given birth. 1844 Bentley's Misc. 15 638 'Twas I inspired sad Sappho, I who taught her The last-born love-song 'neath the twilight dim. 1880 T. Hervey Hist. United Parishes Colmer & Priors Dean 235 William Allam, the elder of the two last born sons of the above. 1918 E. White Pilgrimage of Premnáth xxiii. 177 As pure of any selfish end as the desire of the Divine Ráma, was this last born desire of mine! 1973 J. F. Gordon Borzoi iv. 72 Metritis.This is a condition usually due to retention of the last born puppy's placenta in the dam's womb. 2011 S. LeVay Gay, Straight, & Reason Why x. 265 The androphilic transexuals with older brothers were not necessarily the last-born males in their families. B. n. 1. With the, demonstrative determiner, or possessive, with singular or plural agreement. The last offspring born to a particular parent or particular parents or at a particular multiple birth. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. II. ix. 154 Their disadvantage of being the last born, therefore not to enjoy the prerogative which the Laws give to the first-born. 1737 London Mag. Apr. 180/1 Rocking their last Born in its Cradle. ?1790 M. Wilks Secker's Nonsuch Professor 107 There is no sin so little, as not to kindle an eternal fire: its first-born is death, and its last-born is hell. 1792 Lawyer's & Magistrate's Mag. 2 281 The question was, Whether the youngest of these last born, or Septimus, the plaintiff, were entitled to the legacy? 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. i. 278 Pet son (her last born?) of the Scarlet Woman. 1861 All Year Round 22 June 294/1 On the tenth of December,..only a year and a half ago, this last-born of the colonies began to run alone. 1867 C. Bilton Class & Standard Ser. Reading Bks. II. xix. 41 Swallows often rear two broods in a season. The last-born are sometimes too weak to fly to other lands. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo iii. xi. 441 A small child he had been carrying on his shoulders—his own and Leonarda's last born. 1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xvii. 171 It was a criminal thing to leave your last-born..sitting there by a hole in the ground with no one to care for him. 1999 F. Furet tr. D. Furet Passing of Illusion vi. 194 The collapse of capitalism was simply bringing the era begun in the eighteenth century to a close, that of liberal democracy, along with its last-born, Bolshevism. 2. As a count noun. A last-born offspring. ΚΠ 1827 G. Ewing Greek & Eng. Lexicon (ed. 3) 382/1 An abortion, a last-born. 1910 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 8 337 The offspring of the first member of the last family of last-borns were isolated. 1972 S. Fisher Female Orgasm (1973) i. 37 Female firstborns had less liberal ideas about sex than lastborns. 2005 R. A. Hinde in K. E. Grossmann et al. Attachment from Infancy to Adulthood (2006) i. 9 A last-born is likely to receive excellent care. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1609
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