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eldest

American  
[el-dist] / ˈɛl dɪst /

adjective

  1. oldest; firstborn; of greatest age: eldest sister;

    eldest brother;

    eldest sister;

    eldest born.
eldest British  
/ ˈɛldɪst /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of eldest

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English eldesta, superlative of eald, ald; old

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