Etymology

firstborn

first·born
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Today it means: The first child to be born to a parent or family. Full definition →

Middle English first borne
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfirst borne
  2. English todayfirstborn

From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.

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