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elder
  1. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
  2. One who is older than another.
  3. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
  4. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
  5. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
  6. (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
  7. (US, Mormonism) Male missionary.
  8. (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
  9. (paganism and Heathenry) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
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  11. Examples:
    1. “I was interested, however, in the speech made by an old elder from Portree.”
      “He is now an elder of the village church.”
elderdom
  1. Authority; dominion.
  2. Preeminence; superiority.
  3. The authority, rule, or office of an elder.
  4. The state of being an elder, or of being older; elderhood.
  5. The role or influence of an elder or elders.
  6. Examples:
    1. “Hence the popular belief that elderdom was most of all at home on Russian soil.”
      “Thanks to him, I have a better sense of what it takes to morph gracefully into elderdom.”
      “The weight of elderdom in our family was like a drapery to be taken for granted. In which anyone could at times gratefully hide.”
eldership
  1. Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
  2. The position or office of being an elder.
  3. The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward, is called an eldership.”
      “The Moderator has said her appointment should be a significant boost to the eldership in Scotland and to the role of women in the church.”
      “Within two years he created an eldership and divided the duties, which left the deacons out of some decision making.”
oldie
  1. (informal) Something or someone old.
  2. (informal) A song or record from a previous era.
  3. (plural) The genre of music composed of music from previous eras.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Golden oldie Joe Gordon made 78 as Cowling reached 195-6 at home to Pendle Forest.”
      “Fire Down Below may not be a quintessential golden oldie, but it's worth it if only for the well executed performances by its stars.”
      “He was then dropped into various oldie clubs and less wrinkly locations to give him an insight in what it would be like to be old.”
oldtimer
  1. An elderly person.
  2. A veteran.
  3. A vintage car.
  4. Examples:
    1. “Stubborn oldtimer Richard Farnsworth sets out from Iowa on a motor lawnmower to visit his ailing brother in Wisconsin.”
      “For a high six-figure sum I treated myself to a Lamborghini, a Hummer and a Cadillac Oldtimer.”
      “If you can even find a burger with no cheese or bacon, like Chili's Oldtimer Big Mouth, you're still talking a 5 oz.”
elder
  1. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
  2. Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I was interested, however, in the speech made by an old elder from Portree.”
      “He is now an elder of the village church.”
elderly
elderspeak
  1. A simplified, patronizing speech style used by younger adults when addressing elderly people.
  2. Examples:
    1. “They identified babytalk and repetition as types of elderspeak and recommended these behaviors as topics for training programs.”
oldhood
  1. The state or condition of being old; the stage of life where one is advanced in age; old age
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Her experience and wisdom truly reflect the beauty of oldhood, a state where memories are treasured and each wrinkle tells a story.”
      “The property of couple having no child is also inherited by the husband's brother's sons who take responsibility of oldhood and performing death rituals, family ceremonies.”
elderwed
  1. An elderly married person, especially one whose marriage occurred late in life.
old
  1. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
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oldling
  1. One who is old or advanced in years; elder.
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elderhood
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
eldest
  1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
oldest
  1. The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
elderliness
  1. The quality or state of being elderly
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The elderliness of the couple was evident through their kind eyes and gentle smiles.”
      “Because Virginia's fair housing law includes elderliness as a protected class it is broader than the federal fair housing law.”
      “Then their little girl, who was fascinated by the uncle's elderliness, began saying over and over with delight that he was going to die soon.”
oldness
  1. The state of being old; age.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I was thinking about oldness and how it shouldn't really be measured by physical age.”
      “His opponents on the ultra-left demand we save our party from newness and demand a return to an oldness that never really existed anyway.”
      “It is not only in the Harvard precincts that the oldness of New England is to be remarked.”
oldy
  1. Alternative spelling of oldie
eldercare
  1. Care for elderly people.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Freedman is co-chair of the state Personal Financial Planning Committee, and is a frequent speaker on eldercare topics.”
      “More specific to eldercare, Smith et al. found organizational support to be a direct predictor of work interference with eldercare.”
      “Some companies have also begun to provide other services, including emergency eldercare and company-supported eldercare centers.”
oldman
  1. (nonstandard, proscribed) An old man.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The agony of an oldman for being neglected in the family and ill-treated by his daughter-in-law, abides.”
      “The existing temperature is ideal for the breeding of mosquitos, says an oldman and former teacher Abdul Ghanni, resident of Shadab colony.”
      Oldman was raised in a working-class family in London, the youngest of three children.”
oldster
  1. Someone who is old.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He swung his club behind him but the oldster was already scampering for the safety of the rock.”
      “Ain't particular comfortable for an oldster like me when they's a full-grown, man-eatin' outlaw layin' about the grounds.”
      “Soon you'll become a tiresome oldster like Paul, or a lonely woman like Chanel, telling stories to any available ear.”
elderships
elderweds
  1. plural of elderwed
oldtimers
  1. plural of oldtimer
oldsters
  1. plural of oldster
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “And if you give dosh to rich oldsters, it must be at the expense of someone else.”
      “More oldsters seem to be resisting direct deposit, the Associated Press reports.”
      “It was almost four in the afternoon when two oldsters faced off in the dusty tinku plaza, shuffling their feet almost shyly.”
oldlings
  1. plural of oldling
elderlies
oldnesses
oldmen
  1. plural of oldman
oldests
  1. plural of oldest
eldests
  1. plural of eldest
elders
oldies
  1. plural of oldie
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  3. Examples:
    1. “At the big party Saturday night, we danced with fervor to the DJ's golden oldies.”
      “Some Saturdays we play all oldies and others we play so many different songs.”
      “No wonder you have re-engineered and digital versions of collections of the golden oldies flooding the music shelves everyday.”
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