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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 ¹

Adjective

(of one of two people) born earlier

Noun

1. an older person: have some respect for your elders

2. a senior member of a tribe, who has authority

3. (in certain Protestant Churches) a member of the church who has certain administrative, teaching, or preaching powers [Old English eldra]

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elder ²

Noun

a shrub or small tree with clusters of small white flowers and dark purple berries [Old English ellern]

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 1. older, first, senior, first-born, earlier born

noun 2. older person, senior

noun 3. Presbyterianism church official, leader, office bearer, presbyter

Translations

elder [ˈɛldəʳ] adj → mayor

n (tree) → saúco;

(person) → mayor; [of tribe] → anciano

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elder [ˈɛldəʳ] adj → aîné(e)

n (= tree) → sureau m;

one's elders → ses aînés

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elder [ˈɛldəʳ] adj → älter

n (Bot) → Holunder m;

(older person) (gen pl) → Ältere(r) f(m)

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elder [ˈɛldəʳ] adj → maggiore, più vecchio/a

n (tree) → sambuco;

one's elders → i più anziani

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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 손위의, 선배의 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 연장자, 선배 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 vanhin du conseil membre (d'une église presbytérienne) בַּעַל תָּפקִיד בַּכּנֶסִייָה ज्येष्ठ, अग्रज starješina presbiter pinitua fulltrúi í safnaðarráði öldungakirkjunnar pastore/dignitario di una chiesa presbiteriana 長老 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 지긋한 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 제일 연상의, 장남의 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 ikäihmiset d'un certain âge les gens קְשִישִים वयोवृद्व, प्रौढ़ stariji időskorúak orang tua aldraðir gli anziani 老人 노인들 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