"onlyborn" meaning in English

See onlyborn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13

Noun

Forms: onlyborns [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Translations (only child): unigénito [masculine] (Spanish), unigénita [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-onlyborn-en-noun-ERdLlUcJ

Inflected forms

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