Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first-generation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: first--gen-er-a-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an immigrant or their family.

adj

Of or relating to the initial version of a class of products.

Example Sentences

"Trying to help a high school senior get into his dream school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay claim to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student."

Questions

What does first-generation mean?: Of or relating to an immigrant or their family.

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