second born
Sibling arriving later
Second born describes or refers to the child born after the firstborn in a family: My second born is the adventurous one.
The term functions as both adjective and noun.
Birth order research often attributes particular personality traits to second-born children—supposedly more rebellious or attention-seeking than their older siblings—though such generalizations are contested.
- middle siblingSibling between oldest, youngest
- siblingBrother or sister
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
- youngerLess old comparatively
- birth orderSequence among siblings
birth certificate · rivalry · twin · heir · spare · next in line · younger brother · younger sister · family · family dynamics · jealousy · hand-me-downs · attention · favoritism · overlooked · competitive · shadow · inheritance
- birth orderlastborn, middle child, only child, eldest, youngest
second bornfirstborn
First child born
first born · eldest · first child · last born · youngest
second, born, secondly, secondary, secondarily, borne, firstborn, newborn, reborn