first-generation
Original version, groundbreaking
First-generation describes someone or something that is the first of its kind in a particular context.
A first-generation college student is the first in their family to attend college.
First-generation Americans are either immigrants themselves or, in some uses, the children of immigrants—usage varies.
For technology, first-generation refers to the earliest version of a product line: first-generation iPhone.
The term often implies pioneering status or lack of inherited advantage.
First to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- innovatorCreator of new methods
founder · visionary · vanguard · trendsetter · originator · precursor · early adopter · inaugural
Recent arrival somewhere
- migrationMovement to new territory
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- citizenshipStatus as state member
diaspora · assimilation · acculturation · bicultural · green card · refugee · settler · expatriate
First functional specimen
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- vacuum tubesElectron-controlling glass cylinders
- punch cardsPerforated data entry medium
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
ENIAC · semiconductor · analog · floppy disk · cathode-ray tube · early adopter · legacy system · beta
Higher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- FAFSAFederal aid application form
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- admissionEntry or confession
enrollment · graduation · mentorship · scholarship · degree · campus · debt · loan
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
forebears · progenitors · kinship · familial · homeland · motherland · fatherland · birthplace
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
innovator · founder · visionary · vanguard · trendsetter · originator · precursor · early adopter · inaugural · maiden
newcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
- migrationMovement to new territory
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- visaTravel authorization stamp
citizenship · diaspora · assimilation · acculturation · bicultural · green card · refugee · settler · expatriate · emigrant
prototype
First functional specimen
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- vacuum tubesElectron-controlling glass cylinders
- punch cardsPerforated data entry medium
transistor · ENIAC · semiconductor · analog · floppy disk · cathode-ray tube · early adopter · legacy system · beta · launch
college
Higher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- FAFSAFederal aid application form
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
admission · enrollment · graduation · mentorship · scholarship · degree · campus · debt · loan · grant
ancestry
Family line of descent
genealogy · forebears · progenitors · kinship · familial · homeland · motherland · fatherland · birthplace · tradition
- campus populationfreshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, undergraduates
- college accessadmissions, college prep, college readiness, financial aid, outreach programs
- Educational Fundingscholarship, grant, merit scholarship, education grant, federal aid
- student aidfinancial aid, scholarship, grant, loans, Pell Grant
first-generationnext-generation
Newer, improved iteration
second-generation · successor · sequel · updated · upgraded
first-generationstate-of-the-art
Most technologically advanced available
cutting-edge · advanced · latest · mature · refined
first-generationsecond-generation
Descendants of original arrivals
native-born · established · ancestral · deeply rooted · longtime
first, generation, generic, foremost, generate, generator, first-rate, firstly, firsthand