| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Birth order | Birth order refers to the place of a child's birth in the family. Children are either "first born" or "later borns". (references) | ||
| Fraternal birth order | In psychology the fraternal birth order effect is the name given to the observation that the more older brothers a man has, the greater the probability is that he will have a homosexual sexual orientation. The fraternal birth order effect is the strongest known predictor of sexual orientation, each older brother increases a man's chances of being gay by about 33%. Even so, the fraternal birth order effect only accounts for a maximum of one seventh of the prevalence of homosexuality in men. There seems to be no effecton sexual orientation in women, and no effect of the number of older sisters. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Birth Order | Health | The sequence in which children are born into the family. (references) | |
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| Fraternal birth order and sexual orientation | 9 | Fraternal birth order and sexual orientation | 9 | |
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