secondborn adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Born as the second child to parent or family.In the novel Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennett, the heroine, is her family's secondborn child. •Second of a particular type to be born to a parent or family.Jane Austen, the secondborn daughter in a family of five boys and two girls, was very close to her sister older Cassandra. noun1 •The second child to be born to a parent or family.My secondborn is more outgoing. formssecondborns