eldestPronunciation: /ˈɛldɪst/Translate eldest | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of eldest 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, CharlesOrigin: Old English ieldest, eldest, of Germanic origin; related to German ältest, also to eld and oldeldest in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of eldest in the US English dictionary