firstborn

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• fûrstʹ-bôrn'
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• /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
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From Middle English first borne. By surface analysis, first (adverb) + born.

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: անդրանիկ (andranik) — born as the first one in a family
• Armenian: առաջնեկ (aṙaǰnek) — born as the first one in a family
• Central Bikol: matua — born as the first one in a family
• Bulgarian: първороден (pǎrvoroden) — born as the first one in a family
• Catalan: primogènit — born as the first one in a family
• Czech: prvorozený — born as the first one in a family
• Finnish: esikois- — born as the first one in a family
• Finnish: vanhin — born as the first one in a family
• Galician: primoxénito — born as the first one in a family
• German: erstgeboren — born as the first one in a family
• Ancient Greek: πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos) — born as the first one in a family
• Hungarian: elsőszülött — born as the first one in a family
• Indonesian: sulung — born as the first one in a family
• Italian: primogenito — born as the first one in a family
• Kazakh: тұңғыш (tūñğyş) — born as the first one in a family
• Latin: prīmōgenitus — born as the first one in a family
• Lingala: bola — born as the first one in a family
• Lithuanian: pirmagimis — born as the first one in a family
• Macedonian: прворо́ден (prvoróden) — born as the first one in a family
• Māori: mātāmua — born as the first one in a family
• Māori: muanga — born as the first one in a family
• Navajo: alą́ąjįʼ naaghá — born as the first one in a family
• Plautdietsch: ieeschtjebuarna — born as the first one in a family
• Polish: pierworodny — born as the first one in a family
• Portuguese: primogénito — born as the first one in a family
• Portuguese: primogênito — born as the first one in a family
• Slovak: prvorodený — born as the first one in a family
• Swedish: förstfödd — born as the first one in a family
• Tagalog: panganay — born as the first one in a family
• Welsh: cyntaf-anedig — born as the first one in a family
• Finnish: ykkös- — most excellent or distinguished
• Finnish: vanhin — most excellent or distinguished
• Macedonian: првокла́сен (prvoklásen) — most excellent or distinguished
• Polish: pierwsza klasa — most excellent or distinguished
• Arabic: بِكْر (bikr) — the first child in a family
• Armenian: անդրանիկ (andranik) — the first child in a family
• Armenian: առաջնեկ (aṙaǰnek) — the first child in a family
• Central Bikol: kamatuhan — the first child in a family
• Bulgarian: първоро́ден (pǎrvoróden) — the first child in a family
• Bulgarian: първене́ц (pǎrvenéc) — the first child in a family
• Catalan: primogènit — the first child in a family
• Catalan: primogènita — the first child in a family
• Czech: prvorozený — the first child in a family
• Dutch: eersteling — the first child in a family
• Dutch: eerstgeborene — the first child in a family
• Esperanto: unuenaskito — the first child in a family
• Ewe: ŋgɔgbevi — the first child in a family
• Finnish: esikoinen — the first child in a family
• French: premier-né — the first child in a family
• French: aîné — the first child in a family
• French: ainé — the first child in a family
• Galician: primoxénito — the first child in a family
• Galician: primoxénita — the first child in a family
• Georgian: პირმშო (ṗirmšo) — the first child in a family
• German: Erstgeborene — the first child in a family
• German: m — the first child in a family
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 (frumabaur) — the first child in a family
• Hebrew: בְּכוֹר (b'khór) — the first child in a family
• Hindi: अग्रज (agraj) — the first child in a family
• Hindi: अग्रजा (agrajā) — the first child in a family
• Hungarian: elsőszülött — the first child in a family
• Ido: naskinto unesma — the first child in a family
• Indonesian: anak sulung — the first child in a family
• Irish: céadghin — the first child in a family
• Italian: primogenito — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 長子 (chōshi) — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 総領 (sōryō) — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 初子 — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 初生 (shosei) — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 長男 (chōnan) — the first child in a family
• Japanese: 長女 (chōjo) — the first child in a family
• Kazakh: тұңғыш (tūñğyş) — the first child in a family
• Kikuyu: irigithathi — the first child in a family
• Korean: 맏이 (maji) — the first child in a family
• Lingala: bola — the first child in a family
• Macedonian: првенец (prvenec) — the first child in a family
• Malay: anak sulung — the first child in a family
• Māori: mātāmua — the first child in a family
• Māori: muanga — the first child in a family
• Māori: tamāroa — the first child in a family
• Māori: tamaaroa — the first child in a family
• Khiamniungan Naga: nîuchòng — the first child in a family
• Old English: frumbearn — the first child in a family
• Persian: نخری (noxri) — the first child in a family
• Polish: pierworodny — the first child in a family
• Portuguese: primogénito — the first child in a family
• Portuguese: primogênito — the first child in a family
• Portuguese: morgado — the first child in a family
• Romanian: primul născut — the first child in a family
• Romanian: prima născută — the first child in a family
• Russian: пе́рвенец (pérvenec) — the first child in a family
• Russian: перворождённый (pervoroždjónnyj) — the first child in a family
• Scottish Gaelic: ciad-ghin — the first child in a family
• Slovak: prvorodený — the first child in a family
• Spanish: primogénito — the first child in a family
• Spanish: primogénita — the first child in a family
• Swahili: mwanambee — the first child in a family
• Swahili: kifungua mimba — the first child in a family
• Swahili: chudere — the first child in a family
• Swedish: förstfödd — the first child in a family
• Tagalog: panganay — the first child in a family
• Lower Tanana: tthaxw bexulanenh — the first child in a family
• Turkish: ilkdoğan — the first child in a family
• Ottoman Turkish: بكر (bikr, bikir) — the first child in a family
• Ugaritic: 𐎁𐎋𐎗 (bkr) — the first child in a family
• Welsh: plentyn cyntaf-anedig — the first child in a family
• Yiddish: בכור (bkhor) — the first child in a family