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How to pronounce firstborn in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms eldest
Type of issue, offspring, progeny
Type Words
Synonyms eldest


the firstborn child.

Examples of firstborn

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He left the Sauza Tequila business to his firstborn son, Francisco Javier Sauza.
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Her firstborn wore a pair of elastic sweatpants with gym shorts on the outside.
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She got pregnant with Spencer, her firstborn, and later had Hunter, her daughter.
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Singh and his wife lavished attention on their firstborn, a daughter, he recalled.
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The Kohanim must not eat unblemished firstborn animals outside Jerusalem Deut.
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The actors named their firstborn James Wilke Broderick after his late grandfather.
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For many parents, the intensity of feeling for our firstborn can be startling.
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The Angel of Death passed over those homes and their firstborn sons were protected.
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Toulouse also steals her firstborn, beats her and makes her care for his white son.
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