the eldest
noun
—used in comparing the ages of people who are members of the same family
He's the eldest of her three brothers.
Examples of the eldest in a Sentence
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The series starts with Daphne, the eldest daughter.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother and her young granddaughter travel to the north in search of the missing teenager.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2024
The youngest were in their 20s, while the eldest was a 49-year-old grandfather.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Munro was the eldest of three children, and had a younger brother, born in 1936, and a younger sister born in 1937.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Richard Glenn Rutan was born on July 1, 1938, in Loma Linda, Calif., the eldest of the three children of Irene (Goforth) Rutan and George Rutan.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Strong is coming off playing Kendall Roy, the eldest son of Logan Roy, in the hit HBO drama Succession, as well as playing Roy Cohn alongside Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, which will premiere in Cannes.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Jakub starred in the movie as Lydia Hillard, the eldest daughter of Williams and Sally Field’s characters.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 May 2024
Fritz Peterson was born Fred Ingels Peterson in Chicago on Feb. 8, 1942, the eldest of three children of Fred and Annette (Ingels) Peterson.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother and her young granddaughter travel to the north in search of the missing teenager.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2024
The youngest were in their 20s, while the eldest was a 49-year-old grandfather.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Munro was the eldest of three children, and had a younger brother, born in 1936, and a younger sister born in 1937.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Richard Glenn Rutan was born on July 1, 1938, in Loma Linda, Calif., the eldest of the three children of Irene (Goforth) Rutan and George Rutan.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Strong is coming off playing Kendall Roy, the eldest son of Logan Roy, in the hit HBO drama Succession, as well as playing Roy Cohn alongside Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, which will premiere in Cannes.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Jakub starred in the movie as Lydia Hillard, the eldest daughter of Williams and Sally Field’s characters.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 May 2024
Fritz Peterson was born Fred Ingels Peterson in Chicago on Feb. 8, 1942, the eldest of three children of Fred and Annette (Ingels) Peterson.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“The eldest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20eldest. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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