Meaning of elder | Babel Free

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1. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
2. A cow's udder, especially used as food.
3. comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority
4. A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
5. A surname.
6. Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
7. A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role
8. See elderberry.
9. An old person.
   US
10. An old person
11. any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus, of the honeysuckle family, having divided leaves and clusters of small red, black, or yellow berries.
    Sambucus,
12. One who is older than another.
    in-plural, relational
13. One who is older than another
14. Of greater age than another:older, senior.
15. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
16. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor
17. (often of members of a family) older; senior. He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two. meerder, ouer أكْبَرُ سِنّاً по-голям mais velho starší älter ældre μεγαλύτερος mayor vanem بزرگتر؛ ارشد vanhempi aîné הַמבוּגָר יוֹתֵר ज्येष्ठ stariji idősebb lebih tua eldri più vecchio/anziano*, maggiore 年上の 지위가 위인 vyresnis vecākais (par ģimenes locekli) lebih tua oudsteeldrestarszy مشر mais velho (cel) mai mare старший starší starejši stariji äldre แก่กว่า daha büyük 年齡較大的；年長的 старший بڑا...
18. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
19. (rather) old. an elderly lady. bejaarde, ouerige كَهْل، مُسِن، مُتَقَدِّم في السِّن възрастен idoso postarší älter ældre ηλικιωμένος mayor, anciano eakas میانسال؛ سالمند vanhahko assez âgé קשיש बुजुर्ग सा stariji idős agak tua roskinn, yfir miðjum aldri anziano 年輩の 나이가 많은 senyvas, senyvo amžiaus padzīvojis; gados wanita tua bejaardeldrestarszy پوخ سړى تيا ښځه idoso destul de bătrân пожилой postarší precej star star äldre, litet till åren kommen แก่กว่า yaşlıca, yaşını başını almış 上了年紀的 похил...
20. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
21. oldest. She is the eldest of the three children. oudste الأبن الأكْبر، البِنْت الكُبْرى най-стар o mais velho nejstarší ältest ældst μεγαλύτερος mayor vanim بزرگترین؛ سالمندترین vanhin aînéבכור, בכורה वय में सबसे बडा़ najstariji legidősebb tertua elstur il più vecchio, il maggiore 最年長の 가장 나이 많은 vyriausias visvecākais (par ģimenes locekli) paling tua oudsteeldstnajstarszy تر ټولو مشر، تر ټولو زوړ، تر ټولو پوخ o mais velho cel mai mare самый старший najstarší najstarejši najstariji äldst อายุมา...
22. One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
    Mormonism, US
23. people who are (rather) old. It is important for the elderly to take some exercise. bejaarde الكُهول възрастните idosos starší generace ältere Leute de ældre άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας los ancianos elatanud inimesed افراد سالخورده؛ پیر vanhukset les gens d'un certain âge קְשִישִים वयोवृद्व, प्रौढ़ stariji időskorúak orang tua aldraðir gli anziani 老人 연장자 seni žmonės padzīvojuši/[]veci cilvēki orang tua-tua bejaarden de eldre, eldre mennesker starsi (ludzie) پوخ idosos oamenii în vârstă престарел...
24. A male missionary.
    Mormonism, US
25. Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
    Mormonism, capitalized, often
26. a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (ˈelderberries). vlierboom; vlierbessie شَجَرَة البَيْلَسان бъз; бъз sabugueiro bezinky der Holunder hyldebær είδος χαμόδεντρου saúco leeder میوۀ اقطی; اقطی selja sureau סַמבּוּק; פְּרִי סַמבּוּק एक तरह का वृक्ष bazga, bazga bodza(fa) semak yllir sambuco にわとこ 딱총나무 šeivamedis plūškoks, pliederis poko genus; pokok berry vlierhyllebær czarny bez يو بوټى چه ګلان يې الو تونكى تيل لرى اودغه تېل دسونى او نا سور دغلاج دپاره استعماليږى sabugueiro soc бу...
27. A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
    Germanic
28. mayor, de más edad; anciano-a; antepasados, los mayores.
29. Greater than another in age or seniority.

Equivalents

Examples

“We were presented to the village elder.”

“At the friendship centre, you can arrange to meet with a social worker or an elder.”

“People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.”

“I probably wouldn't be here talking about this very topic if it weren't for the few but mighty elders in the tech and gender rights spaces. Folks like South Africa-based Jan Moolman from the Association for Progressive Communications[…]”

“Fashion elder compères his own celebration of designs revived from his archive by design director Sam Cotton[.]”

“Treating illness among society’s elders is challenging since board-certified geriatricians (physicians trained, knowledgeable and certified in treating older patients) are in short supply, here in El Paso and throughout the country.”

“Respect your elders.”

“Carry your Head[…] as your Elders have done.”

“a travelling elder”

“After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.”

“Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.”

“The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.”

“One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.”

“Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”

“Ruth Elder was known for her beauty and acting, but her real dream was to become the female version of transatlantic aviator Charles Lindbergh.”

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