elder

/ɛldər/ adjectivenoun
5 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

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

NOUN
1

A person who is older than you are.

2

Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit.

3

Any of various church officers.

WORD FORMS
Related formeldership
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinelderway
Starts & ends withE … R
Syllablesel · der
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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