eldest
IPA: ˈɛɫdʌst
noun
- The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
adjective
- (card games) (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
- (card games) (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
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Examples of "eldest" in Sentences
- He was the eldest trainer in the zoo.
- She was definitely the eldest of the three.
- She is the eldest of the group with silvery hair.
- Eldest has the privilege of becoming the declarer.
- He is the eldest among the brood of three brothers.
- He is the eldest son of the family and shy by nature.
- Thorn is the eldest of the clan and considered a sage.
- Glen is the athlete of the family and the eldest child.
- Henri Fauconnier was the eldest and instigator of the band.
- We have 2 boys, the eldest is circed, the youngest is not ..
- Edward is the protector of the other siblings and the eldest.
- Otto is what I called my eldest son who is in the imperial navy!
- This time there are 2 kids and the eldest is old enough to know that Daddy's gone.
- They are brothers; and the eldest is a baronet, has a good estate, a wife and three or four children.
- Rose, the eldest, is in the lead and she realizes something is terribly wrong before she sees what's the matter.
- Peter Wiggin, the eldest, is a cruel and sadistic boy with grandiose but entirely plausible ideas of ruling the world.
- My eldest is a No. 1 hunter and fisherman, the two younger ones like hunting but not as much as they like to fish (which is fine with me).
- Anonymous said ... took my teens school clothes shopping, find it hard to believe my eldest is going off to college and my youngest is starting 11th grade. wow I am feeling old!
- Usually, the 2nd, 3rd and 5th sons are sprawled on our bed while watching cartoons on cable TV; the eldest is engrossed on highstreet 5 while the 4th son plays mafia wars on facebook.