Meaning

1 senses

  1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

More definitions
  • the offspring who came first in the order of birth

Examples

53 sentences

  1. He is the eldest in his class.

    ruОн самый старший в своем классе. — Balamax

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  2. The eldest sister acted in place of the mother.

    Старша сестра була за матір. — aandrusiak

    ruСтаршая сестра выполняла роль матери. — Hellerick

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  3. I really love your eldest sister.

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  4. That person is my eldest brother.

    ruЭтот человек - мой старший брат. — marafon

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  5. Her eldest son is at university.

    ruЕё старший сын учится в университете. — Selena777

    deIhr älterer Sohn studiert an einer Universität. — al_ex_an_der

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Forms

plural: eldests
Singulareldest
Pluraleldests

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the offspring who came first in the order of birth:firstborn

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
elderelderlyA2electB2electionB1

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