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adjective, a superlative of old, with elder as comparative. oldest; firstborn; of greatest age: eldest brother; eldest sister;eldest born. Origin of eldestFirst recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English eldesta, superlative of eald, ald; see old Words nearby eldestelder hand, Elderhostel, elderly, elder statesman, elder stateswoman, eldest, eldest hand, El Diente Peak, ELDO, Eldon, El Dorado Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eldest“I thought about throwing myself down a flight of stairs or have my eldest daughter pounce on top of me,” she said. Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign|Brandy Zadrozny|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The film traces the legacy of the Abiola family, particularly Hafsat Abiola, the eldest daughter of Kudirat and MKO. The Nigerian Women Who Fight for Democracy|Nina Strochlic|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST As the eldest sister she has played a huge role raising the other girls and her 12-year-old brother. Hanifa's Story: Her Five Sisters Taken by ISIS to Be Sold or Worse|Christine van den Toorn|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST His father turned to the person he trusted most: his eldest son. When the Son of Hamas Spied for Israel|Nina Strochlic|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her eldest son, an 18-year-old, is being held separately as an adult in a detention center. ‘We Cannot Return to Guatemala’: An Immigrant Mother’s Plea|Sarah Moga|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Owing to circumstances, the eldest lad had to be sent to school at an early age. The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons|Ellice Hopkins He wore an enormous broad-brimmed hat and emerald-green earrings, and looked considerably younger than his eldest son, Francesco. New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds François-antoine Habeneck (the eldest of three brothers of this name) was born at Mezières, June 1st, 1781. The Violin|George Dubourg The eldest son is named Herv, in memory of his mother's father, and he follows his father Christian's profession of printer. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue The first, who was also the eldest, could not walk without the support of one of his fellow-prisoners. History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V|J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
British Dictionary definitions for eldest
adjectivebeing the oldest, esp the oldest surviving child of the same parents Word Origin for eldestOld English eldesta, superlative of eald old Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to eldestgray, ancient, tired, elderly, decrepit, venerable, mature, aged, antique, age-old, crumbling, old-fashioned, primitive, former, traditional, old-time, outmoded, original, familiar, established |