"firstborn" meaning in English

See firstborn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
enPR: fûrstʹ-bôrn' Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n Etymology: From first + born. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|first|born}} first + born Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} firstborn (not comparable)
  1. Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like. Tags: not-comparable Translations (born as the first one in a family): πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos) (Ancient Greek), անդրանիկ (andranik) (Armenian), առաջնեկ (aṙaǰnek) (Armenian), matua (Bikol Central), първороден (pǎrvoroden) (Bulgarian), primogènit [masculine] (Catalan), prvorozený [masculine] (Czech), esikois- (Finnish), vanhin (Finnish), primoxénito (Galician), erstgeboren (German), elsőszülött (Hungarian), sulung (Indonesian), primogenito [masculine] (Italian), тұңғыш (tūñğyş) (Kazakh), prīmōgenitus (Latin), bola (Lingala), прворо́ден (prvoróden) [masculine] (Macedonian), mātāmua (Maori), muanga (Maori), alą́ąjįʼ naaghá (Navajo), ieeschtjebuarna (Plautdietsch), pierworodny [masculine] (Polish), primogénito [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), primogênito [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), prvorodený (Slovak), förstfödd (Swedish), panganay (Tagalog), cyntaf-anedig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-firstborn-en-adj-obedAxvn Disambiguation of 'born as the first one in a family': 98 2
  2. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted. Tags: not-comparable Translations (most excellent or distinguished): ykkös- (Finnish), vanhin (Finnish), првокла́сен (prvoklásen) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-firstborn-en-adj-zrkl4W7m Disambiguation of 'most excellent or distinguished': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: first-born Related terms: middleborn

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ Forms: firstborn [plural], firstborns [plural]
enPR: fûrstʹ-bôrn' Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n Etymology: From first + born. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|first|born}} first + born Head templates: {{en-noun|firstborn|s}} firstborn (plural firstborn or firstborns)
  1. The first child to be born to a parent or family. Categories (topical): Family members Related terms: baby of the family, middle child, nextborn, primogeniture Translations (the first child in a family): بِكْر (bikr) [masculine] (Arabic), անդրանիկ (andranik) (Armenian), առաջնեկ (aṙaǰnek) (Armenian), kamatuhan (Bikol Central), първоро́ден (pǎrvoróden) [masculine] (Bulgarian), първене́ц (pǎrvenéc) [masculine] (Bulgarian), primogènit [masculine] (Catalan), primogènita [feminine] (Catalan), prvorozený [masculine] (Czech), eersteling (Dutch), eerstgeborene [masculine] (Dutch), unuenaskito (Esperanto), ŋgɔgbevi (Ewe), esikoinen (Finnish), premier-né (French), aîné (French), ainé (French), primoxénito [masculine] (Galician), primoxénita [feminine] (Galician), პირმშო (ṗirmšo) (Georgian), Erstgeborene [feminine] (German), m (German), 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 (frumabaur) [masculine] (Gothic), בְּכוֹר (b'khór) [masculine] (Hebrew), elsőszülött (Hungarian), naskinto unesma (Ido), anak sulung (Indonesian), céadghin [feminine] (Irish), primogenito [masculine] (Italian), 長子 (chōshi) (alt: ちょうし) (Japanese), 総領 (sōryō) (alt: そうりょう) (Japanese), 初子 (alt: ういご, uigo, はつご, hatsugo) (Japanese), 初生 (shosei) (alt: しょせい) (Japanese), 長男 (chōnan) (alt: ちょうなん) [masculine] (Japanese), 長女 (chōjo) (alt: ちょうじょ) [feminine] (Japanese), тұңғыш (tūñğyş) (Kazakh), irigithathi [class-5] (Kikuyu), 맏이 (maji) (Korean), bola [class-1] (Lingala), првенец (prvenec) [masculine] (Macedonian), anak sulung (Malay), mātāmua (Maori), muanga (Maori), tamāroa (note: of a son) (Maori), tamaaroa (note: of a son) (Maori), بكر (bikr, bikir) (Ottoman Turkish), نخری (noxri) (Persian), pierworodny [masculine] (Polish), primogénito [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), primogênito [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), morgado [masculine] (Portuguese), primul născut [masculine] (Romanian), prima născută [feminine] (Romanian), пе́рвенец (pérvenec) [masculine] (Russian), перворождённый (pervoroždjónnyj) [masculine] (Russian), ciad-ghin [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), prvorodený (Slovak), primogénito [masculine] (Spanish), primogénita [feminine] (Spanish), mwanambee (Swahili), kifungua mimba (Swahili), förstfödd (Swedish), panganay (Tagalog), ilkdoğan (Turkish), 𐎁𐎋𐎗 (bkr) (Ugaritic), plentyn cyntaf-anedig [masculine] (Welsh), בכור (bkhor) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "პირმშო"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Erstgeborene"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "m"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "frumabaur",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "b'khór",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "בְּכוֹר"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "elsőszülött"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "naskinto unesma"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "anak sulung"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "céadghin"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "primogenito"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ちょうし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōshi",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "長子"
        },
        {
          "alt": "そうりょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sōryō",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "総領"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ういご, uigo, はつご, hatsugo",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "初子"
        },
        {
          "alt": "しょせい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shosei",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "初生"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ちょうなん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōnan",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "長男"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ちょうじょ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōjo",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "長女"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tūñğyş",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "тұңғыш"
        },
        {
          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "class-5"
          ],
          "word": "irigithathi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "maji",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "맏이"
        },
        {
          "code": "ln",
          "lang": "Lingala",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "bola"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prvenec",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "првенец"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "anak sulung"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "mātāmua"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "muanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "of a son",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "tamāroa"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "of a son",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "tamaaroa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "bikr, bikir",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "بكر"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "noxri",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "نخری"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pierworodny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "Portugal",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "primogénito"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "Brazil",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "primogênito"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "morgado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "primul născut"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prima născută"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пе́рвенец"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pervoroždjónnyj",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "перворождённый"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ciad-ghin"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "prvorodený"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "primogénita"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "mwanambee"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "kifungua mimba"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "förstfödd"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "panganay"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "ilkdoğan"
        },
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          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "bkr",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "word": "𐎁𐎋𐎗"
        },
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plentyn cyntaf-anedig"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "bkhor",
          "sense": "the first child in a family",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "בכור"
        }
      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/"
    },
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      "other": "[ˈfɜːst.ˌbɔːn]"
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      "other": "[ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n]"
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "word": "առաջնեկ"
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "prvorozený"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "word": "erstgeboren"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
          "word": "sulung"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kk",
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          "word": "тұңғыш"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
          "word": "prīmōgenitus"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ln",
          "lang": "Lingala",
          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
          "word": "bola"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pierworodny"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          ],
          "word": "primogénito"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
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          "sense": "most excellent or distinguished",
          "word": "ykkös-"
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
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          "word": "vanhin"
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
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          "sense": "most excellent or distinguished",
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          ],
          "word": "првокла́сен"
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      "other": "[ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n]"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bikr",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بِكْر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "andranik",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "անդրանիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰnek",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "առաջնեկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "kamatuhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎrvoróden",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "първоро́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎrvenéc",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "първене́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogènit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primogènita"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prvorozený"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "eersteling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eerstgeborene"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "unuenaskito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "ŋgɔgbevi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "esikoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "premier-né"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "aîné"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "ainé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primoxénito"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primoxénita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗirmšo",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "პირმშო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erstgeborene"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "m"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "frumabaur",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "b'khór",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בְּכוֹר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "elsőszülött"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "naskinto unesma"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "anak sulung"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "céadghin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogenito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōshi",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "長子"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうりょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōryō",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "総領"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ういご, uigo, はつご, hatsugo",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "初子"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shosei",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "初生"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうなん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōnan",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "長男"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうじょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōjo",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "長女"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tūñğyş",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "тұңғыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ],
      "word": "irigithathi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maji",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "맏이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prvenec",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "првенец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "anak sulung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "mātāmua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "muanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a son",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "tamāroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a son",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "tamaaroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bikr, bikir",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "بكر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "noxri",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "نخری"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierworodny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogénito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogênito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morgado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primul născut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prima născută"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pérvenec",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́рвенец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pervoroždjónnyj",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "перворождённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciad-ghin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "prvorodený"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogénito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primogénita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "mwanambee"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "kifungua mimba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "förstfödd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "panganay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "ilkdoğan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "bkr",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "word": "𐎁𐎋𐎗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plentyn cyntaf-anedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bkhor",
      "sense": "the first child in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בכור"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "firstborn"
  ],
  "word": "firstborn"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “born first”",
      "word": "lastborn"
    }
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    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Bikol Central translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Ewe translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
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    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Kazakh translations",
    "Terms with Kikuyu translations",
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    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Lingala translations",
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    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Navajo translations",
    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
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        "2": "first",
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From first + born.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "firstborn (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "first‧born"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "middleborn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "distinguished",
          "distinguished"
        ],
        [
          "exalted",
          "exalted"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "fûrstʹ-bôrn'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈfɜːst.ˌbɔːn]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)stbɔː(ɹ)n"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "first-born"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "andranik",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "անդրանիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙaǰnek",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "առաջնեկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "matua"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎrvoroden",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "първороден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogènit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prvorozený"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "esikois-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "vanhin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "primoxénito"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "erstgeboren"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prōtótokos",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "πρωτότοκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "elsőszülött"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "sulung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogenito"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tūñğyş",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "тұңғыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "prīmōgenitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ln",
      "lang": "Lingala",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prvoróden",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прворо́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "mātāmua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "muanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "alą́ąjįʼ naaghá"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "ieeschtjebuarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierworodny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogénito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primogênito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "prvorodený"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "förstfödd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "panganay"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "born as the first one in a family",
      "word": "cyntaf-anedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "most excellent or distinguished",
      "word": "ykkös-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "most excellent or distinguished",
      "word": "vanhin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prvoklásen",
      "sense": "most excellent or distinguished",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "првокла́сен"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "firstborn"
  ],
  "word": "firstborn"
}

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