Word: elder
Word origin: Old English ieldra, eldra, of Germanic origin; related to German älter, also to eld and old.
Phonetic:
ˈɛldə
Listen:
(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age. Example: my elder daughter
people who are older than one. Example: schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders
a leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group. Example: a council of village elders
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