eldest

adjective

/ˈeldɪst/

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(of people, especially of three or more members of the same family) oldest
- Tom is my eldest son.
Topics Family and relationshipsb2
the eldest
used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people
- the eldest of their three children
Synonyms old
old
- elderly
- aged
- long-lived
- mature
These words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time.
- old having lived for a long time; no longer young:
  She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.
- elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’:
  She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
- aged (formal) very old:
  Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
- long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time:
  Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.
- mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young:
  clothes for the mature woman
Patterns
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman
- a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple

Word OriginOld English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to old.

单词	eldest
释义	eldest adjective /ˈeldɪst/ /ˈeldɪst/ jump to other results (of people, especially of three or more members of the same family) oldest Tom is my eldest son. Topics Family and relationshipsb2 the eldest used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people the eldest of their three children Synonyms oldold elderly aged long-lived mature These words all describe somebody/something that has lived for a long time or that usually lives for a long time. old having lived for a long time; no longer young: She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year. elderly (rather formal) used as a polite word for ‘old’: She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives. aged (formal) very old: Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful. long-lived having a long life; lasting for a long time: Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived. mature used as a polite or humorous way of saying that somebody is no longer young: clothes for the mature woman Patterns a(n) old/elderly/aged/long-lived/mature man/woman a(n) old/elderly/aged/mature gentleman/lady/couple Word OriginOld English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to old.
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