birth order, n.Definitions

Birth order (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a factor of extreme importance in shaping a later life and deserves a place in every life history.

Birth order (n.) divides ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the family between power and pleasure: the elder brother who follows the father to a commanding position may be tormented by his desires, while the younger, suppressed and overshadowed, is goaded by ambition and the need for self-assertion.