firstborn

[furst-bawrn]

first·born

[furst-bawrn]
adjective
1.
first in the order of birth; eldest.
noun
2.
a firstborn child.
3.
a first result or product.

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Firstborn is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see first, born
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firstborn

adjective
1. first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" 

noun
1. the offspring who came first in the order of birth 
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