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plural thirdborns
- The third child born to a parent or family.
After correcting for factors that may affect scores, including parents’ education level, maternal age at birth and family size, the researchers found that eldest children scored an average of 103.2, about 3 percent higher than second children (100.3) and 4 percent higher than thirdborns (99.0).
2007 June 22, Benedict Carey, “Research Finds Firstborns Gain the Higher I.Q.”, in New York Times
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thirdborn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirdborn
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