English

Detailed Synonyms for elder in English

elder:

elder adj

  1. elder
    older; elder
  2. elder
    – used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son 1
    elder; older; sr.
    – used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son 1

elder [the ~] noun

  1. the elder
    the elder
  2. the elder
    the deacon; the churchwarden; the elder; the prelate; the prince of the church
  3. the elder
    – a person who is older than you are 1
    the senior; the elder
    – a person who is older than you are 1
  4. the elder
    – any of various church officers 1
    the elder
    – any of various church officers 1
  5. the elder
    – any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit 1
    the elder; the elderberry bush
    – any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit 1

Related Words for "elder":

  • elders

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Related Definitions for "elder":

  1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son1
  2. a person who is older than you are1
  3. any of various church officers1
  4. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit1

Related Synonyms for elder