Definitions for eldest
eldest
eld·est
Spelling: [el-dist]
IPA: /ˈɛl dɪst/
Eldest is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 99 anagrams from letters in eldest (deelst).
Definitions for eldest
noun
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(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
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a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination):
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old or former time, often time long past:
adjective
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oldest; first-born; of greatest age:
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far advanced in the years of one's or its life:
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of or relating to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing:
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as if or appearing to be far advanced in years:
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having lived or existed for a specified time:
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having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things:
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having been aged for a specified time:
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having been aged for a comparatively long time:
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long known or in use:
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overfamiliar to the point of tedium:
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belonging to the past:
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having been in existence since the distant past:
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no longer in general use:
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acquired, made, or in use by one prior to the acquisition, making, or use of something more recent:
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of, relating to, or originating at an earlier period or date:
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prehistoric; ancient:
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(initial capital letter) (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records:
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experienced:
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of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time:
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(of colors) dull, faded, or subdued:
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deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated:
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Physical Geography. (of landforms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like.
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sedate, sensible, mature, or wise:
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(used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization):
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Informal. (used as an intensive) great; uncommon:
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former; having been so formerly:
Origin of eldest
before 900; Middle English; Old English eldesta, superlative of (e)ald old
Examples for eldest
You say the eldest is near sixteen and well come on in his studies.
The eldest was about the age of twelve, the youngest about seven.
As the eldest sister she has played a huge role raising the other girls and her 12-year-old brother.
The film traces the legacy of the Abiola family, particularly Hafsat Abiola, the eldest daughter of Kudirat and MKO.
Her eldest son, an 18-year-old, is being held separately as an adult in a detention center.
Nizam, the eldest, came to Gilgit and appealed to the British.
His father turned to the person he trusted most: his eldest son.
“I thought about throwing myself down a flight of stairs or have my eldest daughter pounce on top of me,” she said.
Joseph is the eldest son; but, of this I am sure, Napoleon will be the head of this family.
The eldest of these is accidentally killed by the second, 2440.