aînéadj.

Brit.

/eɪˈneɪ/, U.S.

/eɪˈneɪ/

Forms: 1800s– ainé, 1800s– aîné, 1900s– aînée (designating a woman, after the French feminine form).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aîné.

Etymology: < French aîné ayne adj. Compare earlier ayne adj., eigne adj. N.E.D. (1884) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation /ene/.

Used as a postmodifier, usually after a surname, to designate the older or oldest of two or more members of the same family. Cf. senior adj. 1a, cadet n.¹, and cadette n.Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > older than an age > eldest

eldestc1000

mostc1275

heldesta1400

oldest1478

greatest1535

patriarchal1806

aîné1831

1778 C. Rogers Coll. Prints II. 245 None has published more red-chalk Prints, or in a better taste, than Demarteau l'ainé.]

1831 J. W. Knapp Rep. Cases Privy Council 1829–31 266 The Ambassador made choice of Messrs. Delagrange and Dupin ainé.

1879 Punch 7 June 255/1 Messieurs Got and Maubant and Delaunay, Coquelin Ainé and Cadet, [etc.].

1900 G. Meredith Let. ?12 Dec. (1970) III. 1386 Nothing doing there at present; Sarah [Bernhardt] and Coquelin aîné away.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 801/2 Monvel's two daughters, Mlles Mars aînée and cadette, were well-known actresses.

1911 T. E. Lawrence Let. 16 Dec. (1938) 129 Touma ainé wants rent for the store room.

1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos xxix. 135 Expecting the heir ainé be killed in battle..And the page repented and told this To Nicolo (ainé) Pitigliano.

2004 Spectator 31 Jan. 56/2 The medallion [portrait] by Dantan aîné of 1831 (when Berlioz was 28).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aîné
释义	aînéadj. Brit. /eɪˈneɪ/, U.S. /eɪˈneɪ/ Forms: 1800s– ainé, 1800s– aîné, 1900s– aînée (designating a woman, after the French feminine form). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aîné. Etymology: < French aîné ayne adj. Compare earlier ayne adj., eigne adj. N.E.D. (1884) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation /ene/. Used as a postmodifier, usually after a surname, to designate the older or oldest of two or more members of the same family. Cf. senior adj. 1a, cadet n.¹, and cadette n.Chiefly in French or French-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > older than an age > eldest eldestc1000 mostc1275 heldesta1400 oldest1478 greatest1535 patriarchal1806 aîné1831 1778 C. Rogers Coll. Prints II. 245 None has published more red-chalk Prints, or in a better taste, than Demarteau l'ainé.] 1831 J. W. Knapp Rep. Cases Privy Council 1829–31 266 The Ambassador made choice of Messrs. Delagrange and Dupin ainé. 1879 Punch 7 June 255/1 Messieurs Got and Maubant and Delaunay, Coquelin Ainé and Cadet, [etc.]. 1900 G. Meredith Let. ?12 Dec. (1970) III. 1386 Nothing doing there at present; Sarah [Bernhardt] and Coquelin aîné away. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 801/2 Monvel's two daughters, Mlles Mars aînée and cadette, were well-known actresses. 1911 T. E. Lawrence Let. 16 Dec. (1938) 129 Touma ainé wants rent for the store room. 1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos xxix. 135 Expecting the heir ainé be killed in battle..And the page repented and told this To Nicolo (ainé) Pitigliano. 2004 Spectator 31 Jan. 56/2 The medallion [portrait] by Dantan aîné of 1831 (when Berlioz was 28). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1831
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