eldest

Pluraleldests

1. 1
   adjective

   Superlative of old. It means the oldest one, often the oldest child in a family.

   Their eldest son just started college.

   She is the eldest of four sisters.

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2. 2
   noun

   The oldest child in a family, or the oldest person in a group.

   Like the oldest brother or sister in a family.

   The eldest looked after the younger ones while their parents worked.

   As the eldest, she made the big decisions for the family.

   Similarfirstborn

   Oppositeyoungest

3. 3
   adjective

   In a card game, describing the player who gets cards from the dealer first, before the others.

   The eldest player gets dealt cards before everyone else.

   Sitting left of the dealer, she was the eldest and received her cards first.

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