释义
[ furst -bawrn ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɜrstˈbɔrn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective first in the order of birth; eldest.
noun a firstborn child.
a first result or product.
Origin of firstborn Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at first, born
Words nearby firstborn first and last, first base, first baseman, first blood, first blush, firstborn , First Cause, first-cause argument, first class, first classman, first-come
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Example sentences from the Web for firstborn The christening of their firstborn Wednesday is a chance for William and Kate to honor and reward their most loyal buddies.
Prince George’s Christening Will Reveal Kate and Will’s Closest, Most Loyal Pals | Tom Sykes| October 22, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The throne should go to the firstborn child, male or female.
The Real Reason Why Kate Isn't Pregnant Yet? | Robert Lacey| May 17, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Foer began writing Eating Animals when his wife, the novelist Nicole Krauss, was expecting their firstborn son.
Foer's Call to Arms | Jane Ciabattari| November 1, 2009| DAILY BEAST
DeMille showed three plagues—turning the Nile into blood, hail, and killing the firstborn sons.
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Moses! | Bruce Feiler| October 5, 2009| DAILY BEAST
The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus | G. A. Chadwick
I brought my firstborn here on Christmas Eve and the others as they came along.
Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons
The slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt: the efficacy of Aaron's intercession, in the sedition on occasion of Core.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
So she removed her bonnet, and he took it as he might have taken his firstborn , and laid it gently to rest on his cabinet.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories | Arnold Bennett
And is it a stone-mason you want to make of my heir and firstborn ?
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard
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British Dictionary definitions for firstborn adjective eldest of the children in a family
noun the eldest child in a family
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