• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    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.

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      7 hours ago

      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