elder
معنی فارسی
بزرگتر ارشد پيشين
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Old English 'eldra', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'ouder' and German 'älter', also to old.
مثال
- He is my elder brother.
- Elders in the community are respected.
- She is elder to me by two years.
ترکیبهای رایج
Elder brother Elder sister Elder statesman Elder care Elder law
تعریف انگلیسی
- 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 “Bill Adams, Sr.”
مترادفها
I. adjective
1. Older, senior, earlier born.
2. Senior, ranking, previously appointed or commissioned.
3. Earlier, more ancient, ancient, olden.
II. noun
1. Senior, superior in age.
2. Old man, aged man, venerable man.
3. Presbyter, ruling elder.