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firstling

[ furst-ling ]

noun

  1. the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
  2. first offspring.
  3. a first product or result.


firstling

/ ˈfɜːstlɪŋ /

noun

  1. the first, esp the first offspring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of firstling1

First recorded in 1525–35; first + -ling 1
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Example Sentences

The dandelion was the earliest flower to stir the children's memories; in New England it is "the firstling of the year."

No matter how crude or how young this firstling might come to seem to her, there would never be such another.

The firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep: but if thou wilt not give a price for it, it shall be slain.

Thou shalt not work with the firstling of a bullock, and thou shalt not shear the firstlings of thy sheep.

Yea, I am fair, my firstling; if thou couldst but remember me!

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