Synonyms for elder

Synonyms for (noun) elder

Synonyms: elder, senior

Definition: a person who is older than you are

Similar words: adult, grownup

Definition: a fully developed person from maturity onward


Synonyms: elder

Definition: any of various church officers

Similar words: church officer

Definition: a church official


Synonyms: elder, elderberry bush

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

Similar words: bush, shrub

Definition: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


Synonyms for (adj) elder

Synonyms: sr., elder, older

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

Usage: Bill Adams, Sr.

Similar words: senior

Definition: older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

Usage: senior officer


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