elder
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The meaning (definition) of the word elder
a bushy tree with little white flowers and dark berries
The word elder used in a sentence
“The elder tree in our yard has white flowers and dark berries.”
The plural of the word elder
elders
How the word elder is said around the world
| French | aîné (enay) |
| Spanish | mayor (mahyohr) |
| Mandarin | 长老 (zhǎng lǎo) |
| Hindi | ज्येष्ठ (gyaysht) |
| Arabic | شيخ (shahykh) |
| Russian | старейшина (stareishina) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ancião (uhnngseeuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ancião (uhnngseeuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 長老 (chourou) |
| German | ältere (eltuhruh) |
| Urdu | بزرگ (buuzuurg) |
| Punjabi | ਐਲਡਰ (eluhduhr) |
| Korean | 장로 (jangro) |
| Hebrew | זָקֵן (zahkaynuh) |
| Greek | γεροντότερος (gerontoteros) |
| Dutch | vlier (vleer) |
| Tagalog | nakatatanda (nahkahtahtahndah) |
| Vietnamese | trưởng lão (chewuhng low) |
| Turkish | yaşlı (yahshlu) |
| Persian | پیرزن (peerayzahn) |
| Polish | starszy (stahrshi) |
| Ukrainian | старійшина (stariyshyna) |
| Bengali | প্রবীণ (prohbeen) |
| Swedish | äldre (eldruh) |
| Italian | anziano (ahntsyahnoh) |
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