eldest
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Born in 1827, Stanley was the eldest of 10 children given free rein to develop their own thoughts and beliefs.
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With Guinnip being the eldest child, there wasn’t much question who would take over the farm.
In January Macleod's eldest daughter captured her first images of the phenomena.
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She remembers David, her eldest, being in a state of shock, and Florian, the youngest, immediately asking how she was.
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Kim Jong Un, who himself just turned 42 years old, is believed to have three children, including an eldest son, according to a 2023 assessment by Seoul’s spy agency.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
