elder
English Thesaurus
1. a person who is older than you are (noun.person)
hypernym | : | adult, grownup, |
definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | dean, doyen, |
definition | : | a man who is the senior member of a group (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | doyenne, |
definition | : | a woman who is the senior member of a group (noun.person) |
2. any of various church officers (noun.person)
hyponym | : | presbyter, |
definition | : | an elder in the Presbyterian Church (noun.person) |
3. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
4. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (adj.all)
similar | : | senior, |
definition | : | older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all) |
5. a person who is older than you are (noun.person)
derivation | : | elder, older, sr., |
definition | : | used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (adj.all) |
6. any of various church officers (noun.person)
derivation | : | eldership, |
definition | : | the office of elder (noun.act) |
7. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (adj.all)
derivation | : | elder, senior, |
definition | : | a person who is older than you are (noun.person) |
8. a person who is older than you are (noun.person)
derivation | : | elder, older, sr., |
definition | : | used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (adj.all) |
9. any of various church officers (noun.person)
derivation | : | eldership, |
definition | : | the office of elder (noun.act) |
10. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (adj.all)
derivation | : | elder, senior, |
definition | : | a person who is older than you are (noun.person) |
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