Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "elder" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

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 elderdom elderfather elderflower elderhood elderish elderly eldermother eldern eldership elderspeak elderwed elderwood eldress fore-elder ground elder marsh elder salt marsh elder village elder yellow elder

Inflected/Variant Forms

old

Context

heathenry mormonism paganism quakerism us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor bush church officer doer shrub worker

Type Of (IsA)

adult church officer shrub

Related Terms

alder

Related Terms

admonish age another berries church clergyman cluster community comparative edible flower genus greater heathen herbaceous meeting officer old older perennial predecessor purple reprove responsibilities sacrament sambucus sambucus nigra seniority shrub teaching title tree

Similar Terms

elderly senior

Synonym Network

big black elder oldest

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