eldest
adjective
el·dest
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Definition of eldest
: of the greatest age or seniority : oldest
my eldest daughter
Examples of eldest in a Sentence
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Frederik will be joined by his wife, Crown Princess Mary, and their eldest child, Prince Christian. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Royals from Around the World Are Gathering This Weekend for Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Confirmation," 30 Aug. 2019 Following a family vacation to Japan, Kim Kardashian West shared photos of her eldest child's outfits, writing that North styled herself for the trip. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "North West’s Self-Styled Japan Looks Prove She Really Is a Fashion Innovator Among Us," 13 Aug. 2019 But Viktor was sent to that camp by eldest Lyons child Stephen (Rory Kinnear), whose grief after Daniel died trying to save Viktor a few episodes earlier has curdled into a hate for the man Daniel was trying to save. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "HBO’s Years and Years immerses us in our soon-to-be dystopia. Until it chickens out.," 4 Aug. 2019 Frank died in 1997 and was replaced as full-time restaurant host by popular eldest son Wing, who died in 2005. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: California politicians’ home away from home for 80 years," 20 Aug. 2019 Frank died in 1997 and was replaced as full-time restaurant host by popular eldest son Wing, who died in 2005. — Los Angeles Times, "For 80 years, Frank Fat’s has been ‘home away from home’ for politicians in Sacramento," 19 Aug. 2019 Their eldest son, Robby has been taking classes at Kent State and is now a private pilot. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "Newly licensed, he takes his parents for a ride; Sergio comes to Medina: Whit & Whimsey," 16 Aug. 2019 President Trump, 73, and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., however, both defended the exchange. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, "CNN's Chris Cuomo Speaks Out After Angrily Defending Himself from Man Who Called Him 'Fredo': 'I Should Be Better'," 13 Aug. 2019 Bob and Liz, in their sixties, and their eldest son, Marty, and his wife Sarah and their children were one more family in crisis, among the country's 2 million farms. — Washington Post, "One more year on the farm," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eldest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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eldest
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of eldest
: of the greatest age
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eldest
adjective
el·dest
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Kids Definition of eldest
: being oldest of a group of people
her eldest child
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