In one household, a son falls to the ground to mark the Death of the Firstborn.

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"The original version" is what Engel calls British English, which is like calling one's firstborn "the original child".

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We tip our hat to Jennifer Garner for starting this trend when she named her firstborn sweet, sassy Violet (Latin, purple flower).

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Known to many as China's one-child policy, the rules limit most urban couples to one child and allow two children for rural families if their firstborn is a girl.

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In a study of over three hundred undergraduates (sets of siblings), the researchers found that firstborn siblings were significantly more likely to have Get-Better goals and use self-referenced standards, than secondborns.

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As a result of a stricter upbringing, for example, firstborn children tend to be more extroverted and confident, while second-born kids are more rebellious and open to new experiences, he says.

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And she brings forth her firstborn son, and wraps him in cute slings, and shares him in joint custody with Jason, because there is no room for them in the conventional.

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Of course, Sony could just end all this speculation and guess work by showing us a PS3 powering two 1080p screens beautifully, at which point we will collectively hand over our wallets, souls and firstborn children.

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Indeed, Kennedy nearly lost his son Jack, his firstborn and favorite son Joe Jr. died in the European conflict (Kennedy clearly never recovered from this loss), then his daughter Kick (she later died in a plane crash in 1947) lost her husband Billy Hartington to fighting in France.

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