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Eldest

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Noun

1. eldest, firstborn

the offspring who came first in the order of birth

Adjective

2. eldest, firstborn

first in order of birth

Example Sentences:
'the firstborn child'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eldest

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adjective
being the oldest, esp the oldest surviving child of the same parents

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Eldest

see synonyms of eldest
adjective
oldest; esp., firstborn or oldest surviving

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Eldest

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adj.
Greatest in age or seniority. See Usage Note at elder1.

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