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first-born

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first-born
Adjective
eldest of the children in a family
Noun
the eldest child in a family
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Abiram White," he added, lifting his cap, and speaking with a solemnity and steadiness, that rendered even his dull mien imposing, "you have slain my first-born, and according to the laws of God and man must you die
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Yet so strong is the parental ambition among those Polygons who are, as it were, on the fringe of the Circular class, that it is very rare to find a Nobleman of that position in society, who has neglected to place his first-born in the Circular Neo-Therapeutic Gymnasium before he has attained the age of a month.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
O how gladdening would it be if we were in as great bitterness for sin as for the loss of a first-born.
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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