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twenty-firster

twenty-firster noun: a person's 21st birthday.

Noun

twenty-firster (plural twenty-firsters)

  1. (informal) A person's 21st birthday.
    • On his twenty-firster his father, in a characteristic gesture, had given him an Indian servant, and when Sandys was at the Embassy in Berlin, this splendid creature appeared at his dinner parties in a long white coat, rows of medals […]1954, Labour Research, volume 43, page 188

Forms of twenty-firster

pluraltwenty-firsters

Origin of twenty-firster

From twenty-first + -er.

Questions about twenty-firster

What does twenty-firster mean?
Twenty-firster means a person's 21st birthday.
What part of speech is twenty-firster?
Twenty-firster is a noun.
What is the plural of twenty-firster?
The plural of twenty-firster is twenty-firsters.

Words near twenty-firster in the dictionary

  1. twenty-eighths
  2. twenty-eleven
  3. twenty-fifth
  4. twenty-fifths
  5. twenty-first
  6. twenty-firster
  7. twenty-firsters
  8. twenty-firstly
  9. twenty-firsts
  10. twenty-five
  11. twenty-five cent word

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