eldest

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈel-dəst\
- /ˈel.dɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈel-dəst\

Definitions of eldest word

noun eldest (of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of the greatest age; oldest. 1
adjective eldest oldest 1
adjective eldest sibling, child: born first 1
noun eldest child: born first 1
adjective eldest The eldest person in a group is the one who was born before all the others. 0
adjective eldest being the oldest, esp the oldest surviving child of the same parents 0

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Parts of speech for Eldest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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eldest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for eldest

adjective eldest

oldest — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
first-born — first in the order of birth; eldest.
first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.

All 3 Synonyms of eldest

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