Answer to "Firstborn" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELDEST , but the solution may also be OLDEST which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).

Firstborn crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
ELDEST	76 %	6
OLDEST	22 %	6
OLDER	1 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Firstborn

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• first
• eldest
• oldest
• first-born
• elder
• older
• firstborns
• lastborn
• newborn
• offspring
• baby
• mother

Crossword Answer definitions

ELDEST noun

1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

ELDEST adjective

1. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
2. (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

ELDEST adjective

1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
2. Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
5. Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
8. Excessive, abundant.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result ELDEST

• First-born
• Most senior
• Like Alec, amongst the Baldwin brothers
• Most respected, perhaps
• Furthest along
• Firstborn
• Like the prince royal
• Meg, among the "Little Women"
• Describing some tribal leaders
• First to arrive?

More clues leading to the result OLDEST

• Guinness Book adjective
• Most aged
• Like a babysitting sibling, probably
• First in line for the throne, maybe
• Like the hardest bread
• Firstborn
• Most advanced
• Having seniority
• Tops in longevity
• Most senior

More clues leading to the result OLDER

• Born earlier (than)
• Been around longer
• More mature
• Wiser's partner
• Like the better sister (take that, Lindsay Lucido!)
• More seasoned
• Like a big brother
• More advanced
• More experienced, say
• Wiser, presumably