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.
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Played by Matthew Rhys without the faintest hint of self-awareness (aka, played exactly right), the New York City real estate scion who’s also the eldest son of a New York City real estate scion interrupts his wife’s conversations by shouting over her.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Riva was one of the few people who'd known Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of Joe Kennedy and his wife Rose Kennedy, before the disastrous 1941 lobotomy that left her with the mental capacity of a toddler.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
North is the eldest of the four children the SKIMS founder shares with ex-husband West, now legally known as Ye.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Riva was one of the few people who'd known Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of Joe Kennedy and his wife Rose Kennedy, before the disastrous 1941 lobotomy that left her with the mental capacity of a toddler.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
North is the eldest of the four children the SKIMS founder shares with ex-husband West, now legally known as Ye.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the eldest
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“The eldest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20eldest. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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