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onlyborns

onlyborns is the plural of onlyborn.

Meaning of onlyborn

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

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Questions about onlyborns

What is onlyborns the plural of?
Onlyborns is the plural of onlyborn.

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