Elder

//ˈeldə//

Synonyms for "elder" (331 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (99)

county commissioner county supervisor dad deacon deaconess dean dignitary dignity doctor dodo dotard doyen doyenne earlier early ebony ecclesiarch elder statesman elderliness elderly

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Noun(4 words)

eld elderberry elderberry bush forerunner

Adjective(5 words)

elderly geriatric gray hoary long in the tooth

Related words (165)

man of wisdom mandarin master mastermind matriarch mayor melchizedek priesthood mentor methuselah mid victorian mid-victorian minister minister of state mogul mossback nabob name nestor nonagenarian notability

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notable oak octogenarian old age old believer old chap old codger old crock old dodo old dog old duffer old fogy old geezer old gent old gentleman old liner old man old paar old party old poop old timer old woman old-timer older oldster oracle overlord padrone panjandrum pantaloon paramount parish clerk paterfamilias patriarch patriarchs patron person of renown personage personality philosopher pillar of society pop pops portreeve power power elite preceding precentor precurrent predecessors preexistent presbyter previous priest prime primogenitary prior progenitors rabbi reactionary reader reeve regular old fogy relic respected rishi ruling circle ruling elder sachem sacrist sacristan sage sahib sapient savant scholar secretary secretary of state seer seigneur seignior selectman senectitude senescence senior senior citizen septuagenarian seventy sexagenarian sexton shames shrub sidesman sire somebody something square sr starets succentor suisse superior supervisor syndic teacher teaching elder the great the quiet-voiced elders the top thinker thurifer top top brass top people traditionalist tree tycoon undersecretary venerable venerable sir verger vergeress very important person veteran vip warden wise man wise old man worthy years

Noun(9 words)

mzee old old fogey old person older adult oldie pastor predecessor silver top

Adjective(2 words)

older sr.

Adjective(4 words)

on in years silver-haired superannuated wintry

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

6 entries

actor bush church officer doer shrub worker

Synonyms

3 entries

big black elder oldest

Related terms

1 entries

alder

derived

35 entries

Chinese elder black elder box elder box elder maple dwarf elder elder abuse elder orphan elder statesman elder stateswoman elder-blow elder-gun elderate elderberry elderbush eldercare eldercide

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form of

1 entries

old

has context

5 entries

heathenry mormonism paganism quakerism us

is a

3 entries

adult church officer shrub

related to

32 entries

admonish age another berries church clergyman cluster community comparative edible flower genus greater heathen herbaceous meeting

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similar

2 entries

elderly senior

Translations

343 translations across 96 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

oudstes noun (old person)
voorouer noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)

Albanian

3 entries

plak noun (old person)
shtog noun (Sambucus nigra)
stërgjysh noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

πρεσβύτης noun (old person)
πρεσβύτης noun (officer of a church)
ἀκτέα noun (Sambucus nigra)

Arabic

3 entries

كَابِر adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
بَيْلَسَان noun (Sambucus nigra)
خَمَان noun (Sambucus)

Armenian

4 entries

մեծ adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
արջի խնդեղնի noun (Sambucus nigra)
թանթրվենի noun (Sambucus nigra)
թանթրվենի noun (Sambucus)

Aromanian

1 entries

sug noun (Sambucus nigra)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

gəndalaş noun (Sambucus)

Basque

2 entries

intsusa noun (Sambucus)
intsusa beltz noun (Sambucus nigra)

Belarusian

3 entries

ста́ршыl adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
бузіна́ noun (Sambucus)
продак noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)

Bengali

1 entries

পূর্বপুরুষ noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)

Bulgarian

3 entries

по-възрастен adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
бъз noun (Sambucus nigra)
бъз noun (Sambucus)

Cahuilla

1 entries

'a'aviva noun (old person)

Catalan

4 entries

anciana adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
ancià adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
ancian noun (older member, leader of a community)
grans noun (old person)

Chinese

1 entries

лохан noun (older member, leader of a community)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

接骨木 noun (Sambucus)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

年長的 /年长的 adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
接骨木 noun (Sambucus)
老漢 /老汉 noun (older member, leader of a community)
耆英 noun (older member, leader of a community)

Cornish

4 entries

kottha adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
henavek noun (older member, leader of a community)
henavoges noun (older member, leader of a community)
skawen noun (Sambucus nigra)

Czech

4 entries

starší adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
bez noun (Sambucus)
bez černý noun (Sambucus nigra)
bezinka noun (Sambucus)

Danish

4 entries

ældre adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
hyld noun (Sambucus nigra)
hyld noun (Sambucus)
hyldebusk noun (Sambucus nigra)

Dutch

3 entries

ouder adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
ouderling noun (officer of a church)
vlier noun (Sambucus)

Erzya

1 entries

сазаргуло noun (Sambucus nigra)

Esperanto

4 entries

pli maljuna adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
pliaĝa adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
antikvulo noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
grandaĝulo noun (old person)

Faroese

2 entries

ylliniviður noun (Sambucus nigra)
ylliniviður noun (Sambucus)

Finnish

4 entries

vanhempi adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
edeltäjä noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
esi-isä noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
kylänvanhin noun (older member, leader of a community)

Franco-Provençal

1 entries

savuc noun (Sambucus nigra)

French

4 entries

aîné adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
ancien noun (older member, leader of a community)
aîné noun (older member, leader of a community)
aîné noun (old person)

Friulian

2 entries

savût noun (Sambucus nigra)
saût noun (Sambucus nigra)

Galician

4 entries

bieiteiro noun (Sambucus nigra)
maior noun (one who is older than another)
padrón noun (old person)
sabugueiro noun (Sambucus nigra)

Georgian

4 entries

უფროსი adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
ანწლი noun (Sambucus nigra)
გულყრუ noun (Sambucus nigra)
გულყურო noun (Sambucus nigra)

German

4 entries

älter adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
Elder noun (Mormonism: male missionary)
Elder noun (Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority)
Holder noun (Sambucus nigra)

Greek

4 entries

ακτέα noun (Sambucus nigra)
κουφοξυλιά noun (Sambucus nigra)
πρεσβύτερος noun (Mormonism: one ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood)
πρεσβύτερος noun (Mormonism: male missionary)

Hebrew

1 entries

זָקֵן noun (older member, leader of a community)

Hungarian

4 entries

(nála) idősebb noun (one who is older than another)
bodza noun (Sambucus)
előd noun (one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor)
fekete bodza noun (Sambucus nigra)

Icelandic

3 entries

svartyllir noun (Sambucus nigra)
yllir noun (Sambucus)
öldungur noun (older member, leader of a community)

Indonesian

4 entries

lebih tua adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
lanjut usia noun (old person)
orang tua noun (old person)
tetua noun (older member, leader of a community)

Ingrian

1 entries

staarosta noun (older member, leader of a community)

Irish

3 entries

foirfeach noun (older member, leader of a community)
sinsear noun (older member, leader of a community)
trom noun (Sambucus nigra)

Italian

2 entries

maggiore adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
sambuco noun (Sambucus nigra)

Japanese

4 entries

年上の adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
年長の adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
年寄り noun (older member, leader of a community)
接骨木 noun (Sambucus)

Judeo-Tat

1 entries

kongoluş noun (Sambucus)

Kaitag

1 entries

сунту́р noun (Sambucus)

Kazakh

1 entries

аюбадам noun (Sambucus)

Korean

2 entries

늙은이 noun (old person)
어른 noun (older member, leader of a community)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

улуу adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Latin

4 entries

senior adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
sambucus noun (Sambucus nigra)
sambūcus noun (Sambucus)
senex noun (older member, leader of a community)

Laz

3 entries

კამპაა noun (Sambucus nigra)
კამპარა noun (Sambucus nigra)
ტოპტოპი noun (Sambucus nigra)

Limburgish

2 entries

äölentäöl noun (Sambucus nigra)
äölentäöl noun (Sambucus)

Lithuanian

1 entries

šeivamedis noun (Sambucus)

Low German

2 entries

ellhoorn noun (Sambucus)
goosfleder noun (Sambucus)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries

baz noun (Sambucus nigra)
baz noun (Sambucus)

Luhya

1 entries

omulosi noun (older member, leader of a community)

Macedonian

1 entries

старешина noun (older member, leader of a community)

Magahi

2 entries

𑂇𑂧𑂱𑂩𑂏𑂩 adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
𑂥𑂚 adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Malayalam

2 entries

മുതിർന്ന adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
മൂത്ത adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Manx

1 entries

tramman noun (Sambucus nigra)

Meru

1 entries

mukoru noun (older member, leader of a community)

Mingrelian

4 entries

გეყრუაჲ noun (Sambucus nigra)
თახვანტია noun (Sambucus nigra)
თახვანტიაშ ჯა noun (Sambucus nigra)
თვეფილა noun (Sambucus nigra)

Māori

4 entries

kaumātua adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
kaumātua noun (older member, leader of a community)
koroua noun (old person)
kuia noun (old person)

Nivkh

1 entries

ӄʼоӻӈи noun (Sambucus nigra)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

darek nizim noun (Sambucus)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

hyll noun (Sambucus)
svarthyll noun (Sambucus nigra)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

hyll noun (Sambucus)
svarthyll noun (Sambucus nigra)

Occitan

2 entries

ancian adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
anciana adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Old English

1 entries

ealdor adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Old Saxon

1 entries

aldāri adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

قوجه noun (older member, leader of a community)
قوجه noun (old person)

Persian

4 entries

بزرگتر adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
مهتر adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
آقطی noun (Sambucus nigra)
دادمه noun (older member, leader of a community)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Eltesta noun (officer of a church)

Polabian

1 entries

båz noun (Sambucus)

Polish

3 entries

starszy adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
bez noun (Sambucus)
bez czarny noun (Sambucus nigra)

Portuguese

4 entries

mais antigo adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
mais idoso adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
mais velho adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
anciã noun (older member, leader of a community)

Quechua

1 entries

kuraq adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Romanian

2 entries

soc noun (Sambucus nigra)
soc noun (Sambucus)

Russian

4 entries

ста́рший adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
бузина́ noun (Sambucus nigra)
бузина́ noun (Sambucus)
пожило́й челове́к noun (old person)

Sardinian

4 entries

sabucu noun (Sambucus nigra)
sambucu noun (Sambucus nigra)
saucu noun (Sambucus nigra)
savucu noun (Sambucus nigra)

Scots

1 entries

bourtree noun (Sambucus nigra)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

droman noun (Sambucus nigra)
dromanach noun (Sambucus nigra)
foirfeach noun (older member, leader of a community)
foirfeach noun (old person)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

bàzga noun (Sambucus)
starješina noun (older member, leader of a community)
zóva noun (Sambucus)
ба̀зга noun (Sambucus)

Sicilian

1 entries

savucu noun (Sambucus nigra)

Slovak

1 entries

starší adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Slovene

4 entries

starejši adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
bezeg noun (Sambucus nigra)
bezeg noun (Sambucus)
starešina noun (older member, leader of a community)

Spanish

4 entries

adulto mayor adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
anciano adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
anciana noun (old person)
anciano noun (older member, leader of a community)

Svan

3 entries

გეყრუჲ noun (Sambucus nigra)
თვეფილა noun (Sambucus nigra)
თოფრა noun (Sambucus nigra)

Swahili

3 entries

mzee noun (older member, leader of a community)
mzee noun (officer of a church)
mzee noun (Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority)

Swedish

2 entries

äldre adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
fläder noun (Sambucus nigra)

Talysh

4 entries

qandalaş noun (Sambucus)
шунд noun (Sambucus)
шутун noun (Sambucus)
әлел noun (Sambucus)

Tarifit

2 entries

awessar noun (old person)
tawessart noun (old person)

Thai

2 entries

ผู้สูงอายุ noun (older member, leader of a community)
ผู้อาวุโส noun (older member, leader of a community)

Turkish

4 entries

daha ihtiyar adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
daha yaşlı adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
mürver noun (Sambucus)
poḫpetin (Hamshen) noun (Sambucus nigra)

Udi

3 entries

гандалаш noun (Sambucus)
гъуджа noun (Sambucus)
къуджа noun (Sambucus)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ста́рший adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
бузина noun (Sambucus nigra)
бузина́ noun (Sambucus)
лі́тня noun (old person)

Venetan

4 entries

sambuc noun (Sambucus nigra)
sanbugo noun (Sambucus nigra)
saugar noun (Sambucus nigra)
saugaro noun (Sambucus nigra)

Vietnamese

1 entries

cả adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Walloon

4 entries

sawou noun (Sambucus nigra)
sawouri noun (Sambucus nigra)
seucea noun (Sambucus nigra)
suzon noun (Sambucus nigra)

Welsh

4 entries

henach adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
hŷn adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
blaenor noun (officer of a church)
henuriad noun (older member, leader of a community)

Zazaki

2 entries

kerxiyaye adj (greater than another in age or seniority)
zêde khal adj (greater than another in age or seniority)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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Then the younger brother set off, and the elder remained behind.

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John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister.

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Ken shared the room with his elder brother.

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You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.

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Elder

Synonyms for "elder" (331 found)

Closest matches (67)

Strong matches (99)

Related words (165)

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Translations

Afrikaans

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Bulgarian

Cahuilla

Catalan

Chinese

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Cornish

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Erzya

Esperanto

Faroese

Finnish

Franco-Provençal

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Judeo-Tat

Kaitag

Kazakh

Korean

Kyrgyz

Latin

Laz

Limburgish

Lithuanian

Low German

Lower Sorbian

Luhya

Macedonian

Magahi

Malayalam

Manx

Meru

Mingrelian

Māori

Nivkh

Northern Kurdish

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Occitan

Old English