eldest
Example Sentences
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Wayne's body was acting as a human shield for his eldest daughter, but his mind was elsewhere: with his missing daughter Gigi.
From BBC
He was getting Social Security for all three boys at one point, even after he kicked the eldest one out.
From MarketWatch
I think Helen, being the eldest child, has a weird sense of abandonment.
Nicole Coates, 39, of Meridian, Idaho, feels God asked her to speak up about her estrangement from her eldest child, who is 22, to help other estranged mothers and fathers feel less stigmatized.
“My eldest daughter used to be a top student at school, and now she collects things from the ground to use them to light a fire,” said Khalaf.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
