Finnish Meaning of elder

vanhempi

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Definitions and Meaning of elder in English

Wordnet

elder (n)

a person who is older than you are

any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

any of various church officers

Wordnet

elder (s)

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

Webster

elder (a.)

Older; more aged, or existing longer.

Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.

One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.

An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.

Webster

elder (n.)

A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.

FAQs About the word elder

vanhempi

a person who is older than you are, any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fr

aikuinen,muinainen,geriatrinen,veteraani,vanhus,Seniorikansalainen,Akka,leskikuningatar,seniorikansalainen,harmaparturi

Nuori,nuori,Nuoriso,lapsi,nuorekas,Lapsi,alaikäinen,pentu,lapsi,lapsi

eld => vanha, elcesaite => elkesailaiset, elcaja => elcaja, elbowroom => Tilankäyttö, elbowing => töytäiseminen kyynärpäällä,