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Meanings of eldest in anglès

First in order of birth.

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Examples for "firstborn"
Examples for "firstborn"
1
Their firstborn, Frik, returned to South Africa after eight years in England.
The South African
2
Luther was the firstborn; he was nine years older than she was.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
3
Anyone would think you were being asked to hand over your firstborn.
Throne of Jade
4
He was as proud as if he'd heard his firstborn reciting Shakespeare.
Club dead
5
Pharao and his people are threatened with the death of their firstborn.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
Usage of eldest in anglès
1
Our eldest daughter dropped out of her college course earlier this year.
The Irish Times
2
The Lords Proprietors; the eldest in age first, and so in order.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
3
The younger sons of proprietors; the eldest first, and so in order.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
4
Between the two eldest and herself especially, there subsisted a particular regard.
Pride and Prejudice
5
The eldest, Lei, is 13, but seems far older than her years.
The Irish Times
6
Israel was the eldest, and, perhaps, the most active, of the three.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
7
She left her two eldest with family, hoping to fetch them later.
Reuters
8
I am the youngest of the naturalists, the eldest of the symbolists.
Memoirs of My Dead Life
9
Footnote 4: The eldest of the five illegitimate sons of William IV.
The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's C...
10
The card of the eldest daughter in society is simply Miss Wilson.
The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social...
11
It shocked me to hear him admit my eldest brother's true parentage.
Song of the Nile
12
She saw sharp little stones in the hands of the eldest one.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
13
This gentleman is the eldest son of the old General Giacinto Paoli.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
14
The name of the eldest was Passion and of the other Patience.
Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
15
Mrs. Loontwill had never quite managed to figure out her eldest daughter.
Soulless
16
Outside Joyce Lufuma's house two of the eldest daughters stand and wave.
The eye of the leopard
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