eldest

eld·est  (ldst)

adj.

Greatest in age or seniority. See Usage Note at elder¹.

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[Middle English, from Old English eldesta; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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eldest [ˈɛldɪst]

adj

being the oldest, esp the oldest surviving child of the same parents

[Old English eldesta, superlative of eald old]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eldest - the offspring who came first in the order of birth firstborn offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Adj.	1.	eldest - first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" firstborn first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

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eldest

adjective oldest, first, first-born, earliest born David was the eldest of three sons.

Translations

eldest [ˈeldɪst] ADJ [child] → mayor
my eldest sister → mi hermana mayor
he's the eldest → él es el mayor
the eldest of the four → el mayor de los cuatro

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eldest [ˈɛldɪst]

adj → aîné(e)
my eldest sister → ma sœur aînée
the eldest child → l'aîné(e) des enfants

n
the eldest → l'aîné(e)
He's the eldest → C'est l'aîné.
their eldest (= eldest child) → leur aîné(e)
e-learning [ˈiːlɜː^rnɪŋ] n → apprentissage m en ligne

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eldest

adj attr superl of old → älteste(r, s)

n the eldest → der/die/das Älteste; (pl) → die Ältesten pl; the eldest of four children → das älteste von vier Kindern; my eldest (inf: = son) → mein Ältester; (= daughter) → meine Älteste

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eldest [ˈɛldɪst] adj → maggiore
my eldest brother → il maggiore dei miei fratelli
the eldest (child) → il/la maggiore (dei bambini)

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eldest [ˈɛldɪst] adj → maggiore
my eldest brother → il maggiore dei miei fratelli
the eldest (child) → il/la maggiore (dei bambini)

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eldest → الأكبر سناً nejstarší ældst ältester πρεσβύτερος el de más edad vanhin aîné najstariji il maggiore 最年長の 가장 나이 많은 oudste eldst najstarszy o mais velho самый старший äldst แก่ที่สุด yaşça en büyük cả 最年长的