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firstlings

firstlings is the plural of firstling.

Meaning of firstling

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
  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...

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What is firstlings the plural of?
Firstlings is the plural of firstling.

Words near firstlings in the dictionary

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

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