English-Thai Dictionary

eldest

ADJ แก่ ที่สุด  อาวุโส ที่สุด  oldest kea-ti-sud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELDEST

a.Oldest; most advanced in age; that was born before others; as the eldest son or daughter. It seems to always applied to persons or at least to animals, and not to things. If ever applied to things, it must signify, that was first formed or produced, that has existed the longest time. But applied to things we use oldest.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELDEST

Eld "est, a. Etym: [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See Elder, a.]

 

1. Oldest; longest in duration. Shak.

 

2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc. ; first in origin. See Elder. "My lady's eldest son. " Shak. Their eldest historians are of suspected credit. Bp. Stillingfleet.Eldest hand (Card Playing ), the player on the dealer's left hand. R. A. Proctor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

eldest

eld est |ˈeldəst ˈɛldəst | ▶adjective (of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people ) of the greatest age; oldest: Swift left the company to his eldest son, Charles | he was the eldest of the three. ORIGIN Old English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to eld and old .

 

eldest hand

eld est hand ▶noun (in card games for three or more players ) the player who is the first to receive a complete hand, usually the player immediately to the left of the dealer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

eldest

eld ¦est |ˈɛldɪst | ▶adjective (of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people ) of the greatest age; oldest: Swift left the company to his eldest son, Charles. ORIGIN Old English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to eld and old .

 

eldest hand

eld ¦est hand ▶noun (in card games for three or more players ) the first player dealt to, usually the player immediately to the left of the dealer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

eldest

eldest adjective my eldest son: oldest, first, firstborn, most grown up, big, biggest. ANTONYMS youngest, littlest.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

eldest

eld est /éldɪst /〖eld [old ](年 )est (最上級 )〗形容詞 (!oldの最上級 ) 比較なし ｟主に英 ｠〖名詞 の前で; the /one's ～〗(3人以上の兄弟 [姉妹 ]のうち ) 一番年上の 〈兄 姉 子供 〉, (集団の中で )最年長の (oldest )(↔youngest )▸ the eldest son [daughter ]長男 [長女 ]名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠〖the /one's ～〗一番上の子供 .