"onlyborn" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: only + born Etymology templates: {{compound|en|only|born}} only + born Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} onlyborn (not comparable)
  1. Born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-onlyborn-en-adj-L2CwpChZ

Noun [English]

Forms: onlyborns [plural]
Etymology: only + born Etymology templates: {{compound|en|only|born}} only + born Head templates: {{en-noun}} onlyborn (plural onlyborns)
  1. The only child to be born to a parent or family. Synonyms: only child
    Sense id: en-onlyborn-en-noun-ERdLlUcJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

Inflected forms

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