oldest

/ˈəʊldəst/

noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, medical, single, tallest, wooden

The oldest wooden building in the city has been carefully restored by volunteers.

VERB + OLDEST

adjudged, am

I am the oldest of five siblings in my family.

OLDEST + NOUN

brother, chinese, chopsticks, family, forest, man, movie, sister

My oldest brother still lives in the same house where we grew up together.

PREP.

The oldest building in our town is the church on Main Street.

ADV.

always, unquestionably

The oldest buildings in our town are unquestionably the stone cottages near the church.

noun

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

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

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

Wiktionary

It was not until last summer that my oldest son learned to swim.

Tatoeba · #19441

It is the oldest wooden building in existence.

Tatoeba · #42468

The estate was adjudged to the oldest son.

Tatoeba · #44790

And Tony was the oldest.

Tatoeba · #50806

This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.

Tatoeba · #56769

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