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elder definition
elder |
Grep of noun elder agrippina the elder american elder american red elder black elder blue elder box elder breughel the elder burweed marsh elder california box elder center fielder common elder cosimo the elder cyrus the elder dionysius the elder dwarf elder edward the elder elder elder hand elder statesman elderberry elderberry bush eldership european elder european red elder fielder holbein the elder infielder left fielder marsh elder outfielder pieter brueghel the elder pitt the elder red-berried elder right fielder scipio the elder shielder stinking elder strauss the elder sweet elder welder yielder Overview of noun elder The noun elder has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) elder, senior -- (a person who is older than you are) 2. elder, elderberry bush -- (any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit) 3. elder -- (any of various church officers) Overview of adj elder The adj elder has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elder, older, sr -- (used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr.") 2. big elder, older -- (older brother or sister; "big sister") Antonyms of adj elder 2 senses of elder Sense 1 elder, older, sr INDIRECT (VIA senior) -> junior Sense 2 big(postnominal) (vs. little), elder, older Similarity of adj elder 2 senses of elder Sense 1 elder, older, sr => senior (vs. junior) Sense 2 big(postnominal) (vs. little), elder, older Attributes of adj elder Familiarity of adj elder elder used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj elder elder elderly Overview of noun elder The noun elder has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) elder, senior -- (a person who is older than you are) 2. elder, elderberry bush -- (any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit) 3. elder -- (any of various church officers) Overview of adj elder The adj elder has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elder, older, sr -- (used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr.") 2. big elder, older -- (older brother or sister; "big sister")
elder definition