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Older vs Firstborn - What's the difference?

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Older is a related term of firstborn.


As adjectives the difference between older and firstborn

is that older is (old), elder, senior while firstborn is born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.

As a noun firstborn is

the first child to be born to a parent or family.

older

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (old), elder, senior
    • My older' brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s '''older''' by eleven months, not quite a year ' older than me.
  • elderly
    • The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.
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    firstborn

    English

    (wikipedia firstborn)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The first child to be born to a parent or family.

    • See also

    * primogeniture

    See also

    * baby of the family * middle child

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
  • Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

    • Alternative forms

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