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Meaning of Firstling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية البكر
Deutsch Erstling
日本語 初子 初生

Examples

“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.”
“From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Firstlings Firstname Bunchofnumbers firstness Firstspace Firth Firth of Clyde

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