 elder |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a person who is older than you are | |
| Synonyms: | senior | |
| Related terms: | adult doyenne dean | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | |
| Synonyms: | older sr. | |
| Examples: | "Bill Adams, Sr." |
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| Related terms: | senior | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] older brother or sister | |
| Synonyms: | big older | |
| Examples: | "big sister" |
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| Related terms: | little | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit | |
| Synonyms: | elderberry_bush | |
| Related terms: | shrub American_elder dwarf_elder bourtree American_red_elder European_red_elder blue_elder Sambucus | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1005 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (work) any of various church officers | |
| Related terms: | church_officer presbyter | |
| Similar spelling: |
Elders elderly Elderkin elater elaterid Eldred Eldora elytron Eldreth |
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