• .Donuts@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The former first daughter

    Is this really a thing? I know about “First Lady” and I think that’s fine, but “first daughter”? That’s kinda whack.

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      It’s a commonly used term. The President’s family is the First Family. All children are the First Son/First Daughter even if there are several siblings. “First Lady” isn’t an official term; it’s not mentioned in the Constitution as an actual position but traditionally it is a thing.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        The first time I heard this term, I was so confused both as a young kid and as a child of immigrants (at that time, English was not my first language).

        I couldn’t understand why they were first and then when another president came in they were first again.

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          “First Grandchild” has been used previously (mostly tabloids), but I think the “first” term is usually limited to immediate family

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              By definition? No.

              But if there was a situation like that, I’m willing to bet people would default to using the “first” title anyway out of custom.