1. firstborn - Noun
2. firstborn - Adjective
3. firstborn - Adjective Satellite
First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe make our sons. This is the tragedy of the tribal Muslim man, and especially the firstborn son: the overblown expectations, the ruinous vanity, the unstable sense of self that relies on the oppression of one group of people-women-to maintain the other group's self-image. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
She killed Lorena in a fight?" Eric's grin grew even broader. He was as proud as if he'd heard his firstborn reciting Shakespeare. Charlaine Harris
My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No. Carol Bartz
He was the firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton of a firstborn Bridgerton eight times over. He had a dynastic responsibility to be fruitful and multiply. Julia Quinn
My parents wished peace upon their firstborn child. Shalom Harlow
Lending is the firstborn of poverty. Nigerian Proverb