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firstling

The English word “firstling” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
  2. The first of a class or kind.
  3. The thing first thought or done.

adjective

  1. Firstborn.

Etymology

From first + -ling.

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