Associations to the word «Firstborn»

Wiktionary

FIRSTBORN, noun. The first child to be born to a parent or family.
FIRSTBORN, adjective. Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
FIRSTBORN, adjective. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

Dictionary definition

FIRSTBORN, noun. The offspring who came first in the order of birth.
FIRSTBORN, adjective. First in order of birth; "the firstborn child".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats