firstling — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.

   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.

2. The first of a class or kind.

3. The thing first thought or done.

   Examples

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

Adjective

1. Firstborn.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Related words

   endling

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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.