elder
nounHow many syllables in elder?
There are 2 syllables in the word elder.How to pronounce elder:
Definition of elder:
- elder (noun):
- elderberry sense 2
- a person who is older than you are.
Synonyms for elder:
adult
ancient
beldame
dean
dowager
doyen
elderberry bush
geriatric
golden-ager
graybeard
grownup
old-timer
oldster
patriarch
senior
senior citizen
Antonyms for elder:
little
younger
youngest
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- painter
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- cleanly
- catch-up
- tarnished
- prickly
- refill
- metre
- gerbil
- dangled
- sorbet
- Laraib
- ably
- monthly
- prejudge
- afloat
- walnut
- Nadine
- chopper
- untaught
- sopping
- failure
- trouper
- Gouda
- debut
- aswirl
- affined
- infect
- shrivelled
- filthy
- efforts
- affairs
- cashew
- lousy
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- tactic
- sleigh bell
- magpie
- wakened
- verte
- enthused
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