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Earliest vs Eldest - What's the difference?

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Earliest is a related term of eldest.


As adjectives the difference between earliest and eldest

is that earliest is (early) while eldest is (old); greatest in age or seniority.

As an adverb earliest

is (early).

earliest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (early)

    • Derived terms

    * at the earliest

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (early)

    • Anagrams

    * * * *

    eldest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (old); greatest in age or seniority.
    • eldest son
  • (card games) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

    • Usage notes

    The normal superlative of old'' is oldest. The irregular form ''eldest is sometimes used with family members, but it is otherwise rare.

    Synonyms

    * oldest