firstborn
Syllables: first·born/ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
firstborn noun: the first child to be born to a parent or family.
Noun
firstborn (plural firstborn or firstborns)
- The first child to be born to a parent or family.
Adjective
firstborn (not comparable)
- Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
- Shaylene Marie Farrell was born on June 19, 1976, as the firstborn daughter of Darlene Farrell.2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026
- Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
firstborn meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Tagalog
firstborn in Hindi
- the first child in a family
- अग्रज agraj, अग्रजा agrajā
firstborn in Urdu
- پہلوٹا
firstborn in Sanskrit
- the firstborn, an elder brother
- अग्रज agrajá
firstborn in Tagalog
- the first child in a family
- panganay
- born as the first one in a family
- panganay
More languagesFewer languages
- firstborn in Arabic
- بِكْر bikr
- firstborn in Malay
- anak sulung
- firstborn in Indonesian
- anak sulung, sulung
- firstborn in Persian
- نخری noxri
Antonyms of firstborn
Forms of firstborn
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | firstborn |
| plural | firstborns |
| Adjective | |
| alternative form | first-born |
Origin of firstborn
From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.
Questions about firstborn
- What does firstborn mean?
- Firstborn means the first child to be born to a parent or family.
- What is firstborn in Hindi?
- Firstborn in Hindi is अग्रज (agraj), अग्रजा (agrajā). See Firstborn meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is firstborn?
- Firstborn can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce firstborn?
- Firstborn is pronounced /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/.
- What is the plural of firstborn?
- The plural of firstborn is firstborn.
Words near firstborn in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: firstborn (page history and authors); firstborn (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अग्रज (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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