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middleborn

middleborn adjective: born as the middle child to a parent or family.

Adjective

middleborn (not comparable)

  1. Born as the middle child to a parent or family.
    • On the positive side, middleborn children are good negotiators and adaptable; they often feel little need to "control."1996, Gary Smalley, Making Love Last Forever, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 182

Noun

middleborn (plural middleborns)

  1. The middle child to be born to a parent or family.
    • A middleborn who feels left out may become unsure about his place in the family.1986, G. Hugh Allred, Teenager: A Survival Guide for Mom and Dad, Bookcraft, →ISBN, page 36

Forms of middleborn

pluralmiddleborns

Origin of middleborn

From middle + born.

Questions about middleborn

What does middleborn mean?
Middleborn means born as the middle child to a parent or family.
What part of speech is middleborn?
Middleborn can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near middleborn in the dictionary

  1. middle-schooler
  2. middle-sized
  3. middleage
  4. middleaged
  5. middleagism
  6. middleborn
  7. middleborns
  8. Middleboro
  9. Middleborough
  10. Middlebourne
  11. middlebox

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