What is "eldest" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does eldest mean in English? Meaning of eldest definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "eldest" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "eldest": the offspring who came first in the order of birth

Noun

  • Meaning: the offspring who came first in the order of birth
  • Synonyms: eldest firstborn
  • Hypernyms: issue offspring progeny
  • Meaning of "eldest": first in order of birth

    Adjective

  • Meaning: first in order of birth
  • Example: the firstborn child
  • Synonyms: eldest firstborn
  • Similar: first
  • Adjective: superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority. eldest son(card games) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
  • Synonyms:

    gray, ancient, tired, elderly, decrepit, venerable, mature, aged, senior, veteran, fossil, versed, debilitated, exhausted, experienced, grizzled, hoary, impaired, inactive, infirm, matured, olden, seasoned, senile, skilled, superannuated, wasted, along in years, broken down, enfeebled, geriatric, getting on, gray-haired, not young, oldish, over the hill, past one's prime, antique, age-old, venerable, crumbling, old-fashioned, primitive, former, traditional, old-time, outmoded, original, antediluvian, relic, bygone, past, aboriginal, remote, antiquated, archaic, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, hackneyed, immemorial, late, moth-eaten, once, onetime, out-of-date, passé, primeval, primordial, pristine, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, unfashionable, unoriginal, worn-out, olden, quondam, cast-off, demode, of old, of yore, oldfangled, time-worn, familiar, age-old, established, firm, constant, perennial, versed, solid, vintage, veteran, steady, continuing, enduring, experienced, hardened, inveterate, lifelong, long-lasting, perpetual, practiced, skilled, time-honored, long-lived, of long standing, staying,

    Antonyms:

    young, youthful, inexperienced, current, modern, up-to-date, new, green, fresh, contemporary, late, recent, modern, up-to-date, current, young, youthful, new, fresh, present, contemporary, recent, unstable, changeable, unsteady, interrupted, untrustworthy, intermittent, inexperienced, young, youthful, current, modern, up-to-date, soft, weak, wavering, green, broken, fresh, new, contemporary, late, recent,

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