Elder and Firstborn

Elder

Elder adjective - Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.

Firstborn and elder are semantically related in older topic. In some cases you can use "Firstborn" instead the word "Elder" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: elderly

Firstborn

Firstborn adjective - First in order of birth.
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Elder and firstborn are semantically related in older person topic. You can use "Elder" instead the word "Firstborn" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as senior, most senior.

Both words in one sentence

  • In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Alduin is already a god, being the firstborn son of Akatosh and an aspect of Akatosh at the same time.
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