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English adjective: elder | |||
| 1. | elder used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | ||
| Samples | Bill Adams, Sr.. | ||
| Synonyms | older, sr. | ||
| Similar | senior | ||
| Antonyms | junior | ||
English noun: elder | |||
| 1. | elder (person) a person who is older than you are | ||
| Synonyms | senior | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult, grownup | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dean, doyen, doyenne | ||
| 2. | elder (plant) any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit | ||
| Synonyms | elderberry bush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American elder, American red elder, black elder, black elderberry, blue elder, blue elderberry, bourtree, common elder, danewort, dwarf elder, elderberry, European elder, European red elder, red-berried elder, red-berried elder, Sambucus caerulea, Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus ebulus, Sambucus nigra, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus racemosa, stinking elder, sweet elder | ||
| Member meronym | genus Sambucus, Sambucus | ||
| 3. | elder (person) any of various church officers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | church officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | presbyter | ||
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