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oldest

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oldest.

Editorial note

And the result is that our car-fleet is one of the oldest, least environmentally friendly and least safe in western Europe.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oldest gathered in one view.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oldest.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

And the result is that our car-fleet is one of the oldest, least environmentally friendly and least safe in western Europe.

2

But the latest possible date of the Birmingham discovery - 645 - would put it among the very oldest.

3

Remember, though, that backward compatibility constrains the biggest and oldest systems in ways that prevent architectural improvements.

4

You're at the oldest edge, and you were 25 when you had your first child.

5

Some of the oldest trees are estimated to be over 1000 years old and have been passed through generations of care takers.

6

If the oldest of the group had to have children under the median, then only those who had children young have them already.

7

So this makes it impossible to say that any is definitively the oldest.

8

My interest was piqued so I googled the oldest complete copy of the koran and found this[1].

9

Leaked numbers say they're stupendously profitable in their oldest markets: nyc, sf, etc.

10

There are 25 links on /new, the oldest being 27 min ago.

11

I am not doing incrementals, so it is pretty unlikely that I'll ever use my oldest burned discs for recovery.

12

When you consider what is the current alternative to the oldest profession then I think robots will achieve a high penetration.

Quote examples

1

The manuscript, written in "Hijazi script", an early form of written Arabic, becomes one of the oldest known fragments of the Koran.

2

Having nothing to take is the oldest version of "judgement proof".

3

Sounds like he has been got at by some new "friends" - of course the oldest stories (The Illiad The Odyssey Gigamesh) feature super heroes.

4

I'm 32 and technically right on the oldest edge of the "millenial" generation, and have 3 kids (7, 4, and 1); it doesn't necessarily mean "people born in the mid-90s".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oldest in a sentence?

And the result is that our car-fleet is one of the oldest, least environmentally friendly and least safe in western Europe.

What does oldest mean?

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

What part of speech is oldest?

oldest is commonly used as noun.