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"my elder" is correct and can be used in written English.
Generally, it is used when referring to someone who is older than you, usually a family member such as a brother or sister. For example, you could say "My elder sister is always looking out for me."
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The narrator refers to Weil ambiguously as "my elder sister, my little sister".
"He's my elder.
Now my elder brother will die here.
The next day, it's my elder daughter.
But she slept on my elder niece's bed most nights.
"My elder brother has stopped talking to me.
And my elder son is more into classic rock.
I didn't plan to write about my elder sister.
But David, my elder brother, was not with us.
My elder daughter has been more of an active critic.
"With my elder son, they have only found two bones.
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