oldest

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊldəst/
• (General American) enPR: ōld, IPA^(key): /ˈoʊldəst/

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• Hyphenation: old‧est

Adjective

oldest

1. superlative form of old: most old
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 163:

     An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.

Synonyms

• oldermost (in Western dialects of the US)

Related terms

• eldest

Translations

greatest in age or seniority

• Bulgarian: най-стар (naj-star)
• Chickasaw: ámmo'na, ammo'na'
• Dutch: oudst (nl)
• Esperanto: plejaĝa
• French: aîné (fr)
• Georgian: უფროსი (uprosi), ყველაზე უფროსი (q̇velaze uprosi)
• Marathi: सर्वाधिक वृद्ध (sarvādhik vruddha)
• Ngazidja Comorian: -huu
• Russian: са́мый ста́рший (sámyj stáršij), старе́йший (ru) (staréjšij) (not with family members), ста́рший (ru) (stáršij)

Noun

oldest (plural oldests)

1. The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

   My oldest always forgets to turn the living room lights off before bed.

Anagrams

• deslot, dotels, stoled