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eldest

[ el-dist ]

adjective

  1. oldest; firstborn; of greatest age: eldest sister;

    eldest brother;

    eldest sister;

    eldest born.



eldest

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. being the oldest, esp the oldest surviving child of the same parents
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eldest1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English eldesta, superlative of eald, ald; old
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eldest1

Old English eldesta, superlative of eald old
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The eldest of five siblings, he often described their bond as being "as close as the fingers of one hand."

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French Prime Minister François Bayrou says his eldest daughter's revelation that she was among children who were abused at a Roman Catholic school "stabs him to the heart as a father".

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One of the eldest residents of an old people's home in Londonderry has described the petrol bomb attacks on police just outside the home on Monday as "very distressing".

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While she has no plans to retire at the moment, she hopes to hand over the school one day to her eldest son Sanjeev.

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For the last two years, her eldest has used the maximum allocation of funding for therapy.

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