Home › Words › O › onlybornonlybornonlyborn means born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.EtymologyFrom only + born.adjBorn as the only child in a family, flock, or the like.e.g.“An onlyborn parent who is level has plenty of good qualities: He tends to be self-reliant.” — 1986, G. Hugh Allred, Teenager: A Survival Guide for Mom and Dad, Bookcraft, →ISBN, page 137:nounThe only child to be born to a parent or family.e.g.“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.” — 2001, Susan Newman, Parenting an Only Child: The Joys and Challenges of Raising Your One and Only, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 49:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unigenital 69% match — only begotten; being an only child vs onlyborn →firstborn 69% match — The first child to be born to a parent or family. vs onlyborn →secondborn 67% match — Born as the second child to parent or family. vs onlyborn →middleborn 64% match — Born as the middle child to a parent or family. vs onlyborn →siblingless 63% match — Without siblings. vs onlyborn →unigeniture 63% match — The state of being the sole begotten. vs onlyborn →alonely 59% match — Exclusive; sole; only. vs onlyborn →bornless 59% match — Without birth; not born. vs onlyborn →