only-begotten

Single offspring ever

Only-begotten means being the sole child of a parent—the one and only offspring.

The term appears almost exclusively in religious contexts, particularly in biblical translations describing Jesus as the only-begotten Son of God: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son.

The word emphasizes uniqueness and singular origin rather than simply being an only child.

Outside theological usage, it sounds archaic and formal.

inheritance

heir

One who receives legacy

patrimony · legacy · succession · primogeniture · bequest · heirloom · inheritor · descendant · offspring · progeny

theological

Christ

The anointed savior

savior · eternal · singular · heavenly · sacred · holy · anointed · redeemer · logos · firstborn

cherished

precious

Highly esteemed, greatly valued

dear · valued · prized · favored · special · irreplaceable · unique · singular · darling · revered

Opposites
singularity of offspring

only-begottenmanifold

Many and various

multiple · plural

manner of origin

only-begottenadopted

Made legally one's own

made · created · fashioned · manufactured · constructed

THEOLOGICAL UNIQUENESS (Christian context)

only-begottencreatures

Animate beings, especially animals

Family

only, begotten, beget, begot, begetting, lonesome, loneliness, lonely, oneness

Familiarity
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