the eldest

noun

—used in comparing the ages of people who are members of the same family

He's the eldest of her three brothers.

Examples of the eldest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Travis Roy Rogers plays Darrel Curtis, the eldest who has been forced to take on a parental role and is starting to resent all his unappreciated sacrifices. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

In the 1890s, the eldest children, Stella and Walter, each married and moved to California, reducing the family unit to four single women, who lived together until Rosetta’s death in 1935. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Domingo plays the eldest daughter of a manananggal – a creature from Philippine folklore that can separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Sterling is the eldest daughter of Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, the co-owner of the Kansas City Current, and Bronze is their son. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026