eldest child
Born before others
The eldest child is the firstborn among siblings in a family.
The term carries cultural weight—eldest children traditionally inherited titles, property, and responsibility in many societies.
As the eldest child, she felt obligated to set an example.
The phrase implies at least two children; an only child is not an eldest child.
- firstbornFirst child born
- birth orderSequence among siblings
- siblingBrother or sister
- big brotherOlder male sibling
- big sisterOlder female sibling
responsibility · family responsibilities · high expectations · mature · caretaker · bossy · overachiever · perfectionist · heir · successor · brother · sister · leader · example · babysitter · secondborn · family · protective
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, parenting
- siblingsbrother, sister, twins, siblings, brothers
- birth orderfirstborn, lastborn, youngest, third born, youngest son
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, parent
- household rolesmother, father, husband, wife, parent
eldest childyoungest child
Last-born offspring
baby of the family · last-born · baby · youngest · youngest son
eldest, elder, oldest, elderly, child, children, childish, childlike, childhood