secondborn — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Born as the second child to parent or family.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   In the novel Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennett, the heroine, is her family's secondborn child.

2. Second of a particular type to be born to a parent or family.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Jane Austen, the secondborn daughter in a family of five boys and two girls, was very close to her sister older Cassandra.

Noun

1. The second child to be born to a parent or family.

   Examples

   My secondborn is more outgoing.