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Eldest

/ˈɛldɪst/

The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

📖 Definitions of "Eldest"

noun

adjective

1
(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
2
(of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

adjective

1
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
"an old abandoned building; an old friend"
2
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
"I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."
3
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
"How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."
4
(heading) Of an earlier time.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
firstnoun	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
firstbornnoun	The first child to be born to a parent or family.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
first	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
firstborn	Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.
most	(slang, dated) The greatest; the best.
big	Of great size, large.
eldernoun	A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
first-born	Alternative form of firstborn. [Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.]
oldestnoun	The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
senior	(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
elderly	old; having lived for relatively many years.
tainoun	A fish, the Japanese bream.
biggest	greatest in size of those under consideration
greatest	a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
largest	maximal in amount
wisest	Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
primogenitary	Relating to primogeniture.
primogenital	Relating to primogeniture.
premiernoun	(politics, UK, Westminster system) The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
primarynoun	First or earliest in a group or series.
doyennenoun	The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected.
chiefnoun	The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.