elder

eld·er ¹  (ldr)

adj.

1. Greater than another in age or seniority.

2. Superior to another or others, as in rank.

n.

1. An older person.

2. An older, influential member of a family, tribe, or community.

3. One of the governing officers of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions.

4. Mormon Church A member of the higher order of priesthood.

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[Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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elder·ship n.

Usage Note: The adjective elder is not a synonym for elderly. In comparisons between two persons, elder means "older" but not necessarily "old": My elder sister is sixteen; my younger, twelve. (Eldest is used when three or more persons are compared: He is the eldest of four brothers.) In other contexts elder does denote relatively advanced age but with the added component of respect for a person's achievement, as in an elder statesman. If age alone is to be expressed, one should use older or elderly rather than elder: A survey of older Americans; an elderly waiter. · Unlike elder and its related forms, the adjectives old, older, and oldest are applied to things as well as to persons.

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el·der ²  (ldr)

n.

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red or purplish-black berrylike fruit.

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[Middle English eldre, from Old English ellærn.]

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Elder [ˈɛldə]

n

(Biographies / Elder, Mark Philip (1947 M, British, MUSIC: conductor) Mark Philip. born 1947, British conductor; musical director of the English National Opera (1979-93) and of the Hallé Orchestra from 2000

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elder¹

adj

1. born earlier; senior Compare older

2. (Group Games / Card Games) (in piquet and similar card games) denoting or relating to the nondealer (the elder hand), who has certain advantages in the play

3. Archaic

a.  prior in rank, position, or office

b.  of a previous time; former

n

1. an older person; one's senior

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Anthropol a senior member of a tribe who has influence or authority

3. (Christianity / Protestantism) (in certain Protestant Churches) a lay office having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions

4. (Christianity / Protestantism) another word for presbyter

[Old English eldra, comparative of eald old; related to Old Norse ellri, Old High German altiro, Gothic althiza]

eldership  n

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elder²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called elderberry any of various caprifoliaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Sambucus, having clusters of small white flowers and red, purple, or black berry-like fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various unrelated plants, such as box elder and marsh elder Compare alder

[Old English ellern; related to Old Norse elrir, Old High German erlīn, Old Slavonic jelǐcha, Latin alnus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elder - a person who is older than you are   senior adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward doyen, dean - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" doyenne - a woman who is the senior member of a group
	2.	elder - any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit elderberry bush genus Sambucus, Sambucus - elder; elderberry American elder, black elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, sweet elder - common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies blue elder, blue elderberry, Sambucus caerulea - shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies danewort, dwarf elder, Sambucus ebulus - dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor black elder, bourtree, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra - a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies American red elder, Sambucus pubens, stinking elder, red-berried elder - common North American shrub or small tree European red elder, red-berried elder, Sambucus racemosa - Eurasian shrub bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	elder - any of various church officers church officer - a church official presbyter - an elder in the Presbyterian Church
Adj.	1.	elder - used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." sr., older senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"

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elder

adjective

older, first, senior, first-born, earlier born the elder of her two daughters

noun

1. older person, senior Nowadays the young have no respect for their elders.

2. (Presbyterianism) church official, leader, office bearer, presbyter He is now an elder of the village church.

Translations

elder¹ [ˈeldəʳ]

A. ADJ [brother etc] → mayor
my elder sister → mi hermana mayor
elder statesman → viejo estadista m (fig) → persona f respetada
Pliny the Elder → Plinio el Viejo

B. N (= senior) → mayor m; [of tribe] → anciano m; (in certain Protestant churches) persona laica que ejerce funciones educativas, pastorales y/o administrativas
my elders → mis mayores
don't criticize your elders and betters → no critiques a tus mayores CHURCHES OF ENGLAND/SCOTLAND

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elder² [ˈeldəʳ] N (Bot) → saúco m

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elder [ˈɛldə^r]

adj [brother, sister] → aîné(e)
my elder sister → ma sœur aînée

n

(= older person) → aîné(e) m/f
the elder of her two daughters → l'aînée des deux sœurs
her elders (= those older than her) → ses aînés
their elders (= those older than them) → leurs aînés

(= senior person) (in community, tribe) → ancien(ne) m/f

(= tree) → sureau m

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elder¹

adj attr comp of old

(= older) brother etc → ältere(r, s)

(= senior) Pliny the elder → Plinius der Ältere, der ältere Plinius

n

respect your elders and betters → du musst Respekt vor Älteren haben

(of tribe, Church) → Älteste(r) m

(Presbyterian) → Gemeindeälteste(r) mf, → Presbyter(in) m(f)

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elder²

n (Bot) → Holunder m

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elder¹ [ˈɛldəʳ]

1. adj (brother, sister) → maggiore, più vecchio/a

2. n

a. he is your elder → è più anziano di te
one's elders → i più anziani
you should respect your elders → devi rispettare chi è più anziano di te

b. elders npl (of tribe) → anziani mpl

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elder¹ [ˈɛldəʳ]

1. adj (brother, sister) → maggiore, più vecchio/a

2. n

a. he is your elder → è più anziano di te
one's elders → i più anziani
you should respect your elders → devi rispettare chi è più anziano di te

b. elders npl (of tribe) → anziani mpl

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elder² [ˈɛldəʳ] n (Bot) → sambuco

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elder² [ˈɛldəʳ] n (Bot) → sambuco

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elder¹

adj elder [ˈeldə]

(often of members of a family) older; senior He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two. meerder, ouer أكْبَرُ سِنّاً по-голям starší ældre älter μεγαλύτερος mayor vanem بزرگتر؛ ارشد vanhempi aîné הַמבוּגָר יוֹתֵר ज्येष्ठ stariji idősebb lebih tua eldri più vecchio/anziano*, maggiore 年上の 지위가 위인 vyresnis vecākais (par ģimenes locekli) lebih tua oudste eldre starszy mais velho (cel) mai mare старший starší starejši stariji äldre แก่กว่า (yaşça) daha büyük 年齡較大的；年長的 старший بڑا lớn hơn 年龄较大的；年长的

n

1 a person who is older Take the advice of your elders. meerdere من يَكْبُرُك سِنّا по-стар starší (člověk) ældre der/die Ältere γεροντότερος, μεγαλύτερος mayor vanem inimene آدم سالخورده؛ سالمند vanhempi aîné/-ée זָקֶן, מְבוּגָר बुजुर्ग stariji idősebb ember orang lebih tua þeir sem eru eldri anziano, maggiore d'età 年長者 어른, 연장자 vyresnysis vecākais lebih tua oudere person som er eldre starszy mais velho vârstnic старший starší starejši stariji den som är äldre ผู้ที่อายุมากกว่า (yaşça) büyük 年齡較大者；長者 старі люди, старші عمر دراز فرد người nhiều tuổi hơn 年龄较大者；长者

2 an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches. ouderling شَيْخ الكَنيسَه старейшина starší (círk.) ældste; menighedsrådsmedlem der Gemeindeälteste αξιωματούχος της πρεσβυτεριανής εκκλησίας presbítero presbüter کشیش ممتاز seurakunnan vanhin membre du conseil (d'une église presbytérienne) בַּעַל תָּפקִיד בַּכּנֶסִייָה ज्येष्ठ, अग्रज starješina presbiter pinitua fulltrúi í safnaðarráði öldungakirkjunnar pastore/dignitario di una chiesa presbiteriana 長老 (프로테스탄트나 모르몬교의) 장로 presbiteris, bažnyčios seniūnas baznīcas vecākais pegawai gereja ouderling menighetsforstander starszy presbítero membru al consiliului (în biserica prez­bi­te­riană) церковный староста starší član sveta (prezbiterijanske cerkve) starešina u prezbiterijanskim crkvama församlingsäldste พระอาวุโสในศาสนาคริสต์บางนิกาย kilise mütevelli üyesi (教會的)長老 пресвітер عیسائی کلیساؤں کا عہدہ دار Trưởng lão （教会的）长老

adj elderly

(rather) old an elderly lady. bejaarde, ouerige كَهْل، مُسِن، مُتَقَدِّم في السِّن възрастен postarší ældre älter ηλικιωμένος mayor, anciano eakas میانسال؛ سالمند vanhahko assez âgé קָשִיש बुजुर्ग सा stariji idős agak tua roskinn, yfir miðjum aldri anziano 年輩の 나이가 많은 senyvas, senyvo amžiaus padzīvojis; gados wanita tua bejaard eldre starsz(aw)y idoso destul de bătrân пожилой postarší precej star star äldre, litet till åren kommen แก่กว่า yaşlıca, yaşını başını almış 上了年紀的 похилого, поважного віку بزرگ شخص cao tuổi 上了年纪的

adj eldest

oldest She is the eldest of the three children. oudste الأبن الأكْبر، البِنْت الكُبْرى най-стар nejstarší ældst ältest (ο) μεγαλύτερος mayor vanim بزرگترین؛ سالمندترین vanhin aîné בְּכור, בְּכוֹרָה वय में सबसे बडा़ najstariji legidősebb tertua elstur il più vecchio, il maggiore 最年長の 가장 나이 많은 vyriausias visvecākais (par ģimenes locekli) paling tua oudste eldst najstarszy o mais velho cel mai mare самый старший najstarší najstarejši najstariji äldst อายุมากที่สุด en büyüğü 最年長的 самий старший پہلوٹی کا بچہ lớn tuổi nhất 最年长的

the elderly

people who are (rather) old It is important for the elderly to take some exercise. bejaarde الكُهول възрастните starší generace de ældre ältere Leute (pl.) άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας los ancianos elatanud inimesed افراد سالخورده؛ پیر vanhukset les gens d'un certain âge קְשִישִים वयोवृद्व, प्रौढ़ stariji időskorúak orang tua aldraðir gli anziani 老人 연장자 seni žmonės padzīvojuši/[]veci cilvēki orang tua-tua bejaarden de eldre, eldre mennesker starsi (ludzie) idosos oamenii în vârstă престарелые staršia generácia starejši ljudje stariji ljudi gamla människor ผู้คนที่อายุมาก ๆ yaşlılar 上了年紀的人 старі люди بزرگ những người cao tuổi 上了年纪的人

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elder²

n elder [ˈeldə]

a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (ˈelderberries). vlierboom; vlierbessie شَجَرَة البَيْلَسان бъз; бъз bezinky hyldebær der Holunder είδος χαμόδεντρου saúco leeder میوۀ اقطی; اقطی selja sureau סַמבּוּק; פְּרִי סַמבּוּק एक तरह का वृक्ष bazga, bazga bodza(fa) semak yllir sambuco にわとこ 딱총나무 šeivamedis plūškoks, pliederis poko genus; pokok berry vlier hyllebær czarny bez sabugueiro soc бузина baza čierna bezeg zova; bobice od zove fläder ไม้ผลชนิดหนึ่งสีม่วงเข้มต้นมีลักษณะเป็นพุ่ม; ผลไม้ชนิดหนึ่งสีม่วงเข้มต้นมีลักษณะเป็นพุ่ม mürver ağacı (meyvesi) 接骨木 бузина; ягоди бузини ایک قسم کی جھاڑي یا درخت جس پر فالسائی سیاح پھل لگتے ہیں cây cơm cháy 接骨木

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elder → أكبر سِنّاً starší ældre älterer μεγαλύτερος mayor vanhempi plus âgé stariji maggiore 年上の 손위의 ouder eldre starszy mais idoso старший äldre แก่กว่า daha yaşlı lớn hơn 年长的