eldest

/หˆษ›ldษชst/

IPA: /EH1 L D AH0 S T/

noun
  1. 1

    The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

  2. 2

    (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

    โ€œan old abandoned building;โ€ƒ an old friendโ€

  2. 2

    Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

    โ€œI find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.โ€

  3. 3

    Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    โ€œHow old are they? Sheโ€™s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.โ€

  4. 4

    (heading) Of an earlier time.

  5. 5

    Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

    โ€œYour constant pestering is getting old.โ€

  6. 6

    Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

  7. 7

    A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

    โ€œWe're having a good old time.โ€ƒMy next car will be a big old SUV.โ€ƒ My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.โ€

  8. 8

    Excessive, abundant.

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