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onlyborn

onlyborn adjective: born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.

Adjective

onlyborn (not comparable)

  1. Born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.
    • An onlyborn parent who is level has plenty of good qualities: He tends to be self-reliant.1986, G. Hugh Allred, Teenager: A Survival Guide for Mom and Dad, Bookcraft, →ISBN, page 137

Noun

onlyborn (plural onlyborns)

  1. The only child to be born to a parent or family.
    • One of the most extensive studies ever undertaken tracked more than three thousand high school students — half were onlyborns, half had one sibling — for a twenty-year period.2001, Susan Newman, Parenting an Only Child: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 49
    Synonyms:
    only child

Synonyms of onlyborn

Forms of onlyborn

pluralonlyborns

Origin of onlyborn

From only + born.

Questions about onlyborn

What does onlyborn mean?
Onlyborn means born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.
What part of speech is onlyborn?
Onlyborn can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near onlyborn in the dictionary

  1. only the good die young
  2. only time will tell
  3. only too
  4. only trotting after
  5. only-begotten
  6. onlyborn
  7. onlyborns
  8. onlyer
  9. onlyers
  10. OnlyFans
  11. onlyhood

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