onlyborn
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.
noun
The only child to be born to a parent or family.
Example Sentences
- "An onlyborn parent who is level has plenty of good qualities: He tends to be self-reliant."
- "One of the most extensive studies ever undertaken tracked more than three thousand high school students — half were onlyborns, half had one sibling — for a twenty-year period."
Etymology
From only + born.