eldest

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Related: My former mother-in-law took out a life-insurance policy on my eldest child.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The eldest daughter of a single mother, she helped raise her three younger sisters and dropped out of high school to pursue an early career in fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Diamond McGill, from Weymouth, says her eldest son - who is now five - had been "very responsive" to screen time as a younger child and was "not in a good way".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and pretender to the throne, was a scheduled speaker, and the event was packed with Iranian monarchists.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

My father is the youngest of five brothers, and Moni is his first-born nephew—the eldest brother’s son.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee