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eldest

[el-dist] / ˈɛl dɪst /
ADJECTIVE
older
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
elder first first-born former lower of a former period of an earlier time preceding prior senior
Antonyms
WEAK
younger

Example Sentences

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She was sent to Bronzefield prison on the day of her eldest son's 10th birthday.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Morris’s eldest son, Mark, called his parent a narcissist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of showbiz family the Osmonds, died Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The eldest boy, Ratan—Moni’s father—and my grandmother had shared the adjacent room, but as Jagu’s mind had involuted into madness, she had moved Ratan out with his brothers and taken Jagu in.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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