oldest
/ˈoʊldəst/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
superlative form of old: most old
noun
The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "My oldest always forgets to turn the living room lights off before bed."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoʊldəst/
- British English: /ˈəʊldəst/