# firstborn

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ · frequency rank #33,652

## Definitions
1. The first child to be born to a parent or family.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ffirstborn`, `firrstborn`, `firsbtorn`, `firsstborn`, `firstbborn`, `firstbonr`, `firstbornn`, `firstborrn`, `firstbron`, `firstobrn`, `firsttborn`, `firtsborn`, `fisrtborn`, `fristborn`, `ifrstborn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/firstborn