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firstling

firstling noun: the first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.

Noun

firstling (plural firstlings)

  1. The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
    • And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:4
    • The seasons bring the flower again,
      ⁠And bring the firstling to the flock;
      ⁠And in the dusk of thee, the clock
      Beats out the little lives of men.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto II”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
  2. The first of a class or kind.
  3. The thing first thought or done.
    • From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Adjective

firstling (not comparable)

  1. Firstborn.
    • All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 15:19

firstling meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit

firstling in Tamil

முதலீற்று

firstling in Sanskrit

firstling, first fruits
आदि ādi

Antonyms of firstling

Forms of firstling

pluralfirstlings

Origin of firstling

From first + -ling.

Questions about firstling

What does firstling mean?
Firstling means the first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
What is firstling in Tamil?
Firstling in Tamil is முதலீற்று. See Firstling meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is firstling?
Firstling can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of firstling?
The plural of firstling is firstlings.

Words near firstling in the dictionary

  1. firsthood
  2. firstie
  3. firsties
  4. firsting
  5. firstlight
  6. firstling
  7. firstlings
  8. firstly
  9. firstmost
  10. FirstName BunchOfNumbers
  11. firstness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: firstling (page history and authors); firstling (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); आदि (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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