Associations to the word «Eldest»

Wiktionary

ELDEST, adjective. Superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
ELDEST, adjective. (card games) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

Dictionary definition

ELDEST, noun. The offspring who came first in the order of birth.
ELDEST, adjective. First in order of birth; "the firstborn child".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats