First-generation
(adjective)
- Being the first of a kind, or the first in a series.
- Relating to the first generation of a particular group of people, such as immigrants, who are born in a new country or environment.
Origin:
The term first-generation is used to describe something that is the first of its kind or the first to be created.
Examples:
- This is the first-generation of this model of car.
- The company is releasing a new first-generation product.
- He is a first-generation American, his parents immigrated from Italy.
- This college has a high percentage of first-generation students.
- The first-generation iPhone was released in 2007.