eldest

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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

“I’m altering the clothes of my eldest so at least the younger ones have something,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Her eldest child, a son from a previous relationship who had to go live with his father after she was arrested, would remain in the U.S.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

With Tyler gone, the rest of us were promoted: Luke, at sixteen, became the eldest son, my father’s right hand, and Richard and I took his place as grunts.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover