Firstling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firstling is a noun meaning The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
Meaning
The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
More Meanings
- The first of a class or kind.
- The thing first thought or done.
- Firstborn.
Example Sentences
From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
The seasons bring the flower again, And bring the firstling to the flock; And in the dusk of thee, the clock Beats out the little lives of men.
All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
Word Forms
- firstlings
Antonyms for firstling
Common opposites include lastling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blemished, forebirth, forefruit, firsthood, firstcomer, nextborn.
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