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firstling
first·ling
/
ˈfɜrst
lɪŋ
/
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[
furst
-ling
]
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noun
1.
the
first
of its kind to be produced or to appear.
2.
first
offspring.
3.
a
first
product or result.
Origin:
1525–35;
first
+
-ling
1
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firstling
(ˈfɜːstlɪŋ)
—
n
the first, esp the first offspring
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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