elder in English

adjective

1

(of one or more out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of a greater age.

my elder daughter

synonyms: older, senior, big

noun

1

a person of greater age than someone specified.

schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders

2

a small tree or shrub with pithy stems, typically having white flowers and bluish-black or red berries.

A factory farm stood silent and abandoned, hedges of elders dripped berries and were decorated with white trumpets of bindweed.

adjective

1

having lived for a long time; no longer young.

the old man lay propped up on cushions

synonyms: elderly, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years, venerable, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, gray-haired, grizzled, hoary, past one's prime, not as young as one was, ancient, decrepit, doddering, doddery, not long for this world, senescent, senile, superannuated, getting on, past it, over the hill, no spring chicken

2

belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous.

valuation under the old rating system was inexact

3

of a specified age.

he was fourteen years old

4

used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt.

it gets the old adrenaline going

adjective

older, senior, big
older

noun

leader, senior
leader, senior figure, patriarch, father
senior

adjective

elderly, dilapidated, worn, antique, mature, bygone, hackneyed, former, time-honored, honest-to-goodness, previous, older
elderly, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years, venerable, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, gray-haired, grizzled, hoary, past one's prime, not as young as one was, ancient, decrepit, doddering, doddery, not long for this world, senescent, senile, superannuated, getting on, past it, over the hill, no spring chicken
dilapidated, broken-down, beat-up, run-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, decaying, crumbling, disintegrating
worn, worn out, shabby, threadbare, holey, torn, frayed, patched, tattered, moth-eaten, ragged, old-fashioned, out of date, outmoded, démodé, castoff, hand-me-down, tatty
antique, historic, vintage, classic, veteran
mature, wise, sensible, experienced, worldly-wise, knowledgeable
bygone, past, former, olden, of old, previous, early, earlier, earliest, medieval, ancient, classical, primeval, primordial, prehistoric, antediluvian
hackneyed, hack, banal, trite, overused, overworked, tired, worn out, stale, clichéd, platitudinous, unimaginative, pedestrian, stock, conventional, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded, archaic, obsolete, antiquated, hoary, old hat, corny, played out
former, previous, ex-, one-time, erstwhile, once, then, quondam
time-honored, old-time, long-established, age-old, familiar, established, customary, usual, routine, habitual, historic, folk, ancestral, old-world
former, quondam, sometime, erstwhile, onetime, one-time
honest-to-goodness, honest-to-god
previous
older

Use "elder" in a sentence

1. Aristippus the Elder synonyms, Aristippus the Elder pronunciation, Aristippus the Elder translation, English dictionary definition of Aristippus the Elder

2. The Elder Wand.

3. He exhorted his elder.

4. Adjutancy Corps leadership: Elder JoEl Watson, Chief Adjutant Elder Samuel Duncan IV, Episcopal

5. Elder, you're overly exerting yourself.

6. Gratefully we welcome Elder D.

7. He worshipped his elder brother.

8. Janet is Mary's elder sister.

9. My elder daughter is abroad.

10. The elder offers warm commendation.

11. Don't be an unsuspecting elder.

12. Enthusiastic discussion by an elder.

13. She has an elder brother.

14. He shouldn't burlesque the elder.

15. Beggar is a book in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

16. In the insect society all the individuals are sisters , elder sisters and elder - elder sisters ad infinitum and are all thus inextricably linked to the single mother .

17. Tire hits Elder Watson’s windshield (38).

18. Elder conducting Watchtower Study, United States

19. Our priesthood adviser, Elder John B.

20. Elder Maxwell also did not shrink.

21. His elder brother is a sergeant.

22. Question- and- answer coverage by elder.

23. Elder, hand some to Amsatou's father.

24. Tom fagged for some elder boys.

25. Are you Elder Chu, travelling incognito?

26. These are frequently hawthorn or elder.

27. He is my elder by two years.

28. Some elder people enjoy Beijing opera immensely.

29. 14 The elder son of the Rev.

30. Elder Kopischke earned a degree in business.

31. Are you acquainted with my elder sister?

32. Genealogy profile for Reverend Elder Anoa'i Amituana'i

33. I have read of Elder Melvin J.

34. You-Know-Who's found the Elder Wand.

35. I wonder if Elder has already gone?

36. “Appropriate adaptations do not weaken the Church; they strengthen it,” said Elder Porter in an address read by Elder W.

37. He is her elder by several years.

38. She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.

39. We pay our respects to Elder Chu.

40. They clapped his elder brother in jail.

41. The elder son of the Rev. Sentencedict.com

42. Discussion by elder with three or four teenagers.

43. Local Needs: (15 min.) Talk by an elder.

44. He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother.

45. 6 Some elder people enjoy Beijing opera immensely.

46. The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel's 10 Most Mythical Cuirasses

47. 15 min: Elder talks with several exemplary youths.

48. We’re particularly delighted to have Elder Robert D.

49. * Tributes from the Funeral of Elder Robert D.

50. I was accompanied by Elder and Sister M.