elder

/ˈɛldɐ/

/ˈɛɫdɝ/

Elder

aîné

(plural) people who are older, wiser and more experienced than others

Synonymes : senior

elder

aîné

used with someone's name to indicate that between two people who have the same name who is older

Synonymes : older

aîné

(of two people, particularly in the same family) older

Exemples

1. He showed respect towards his elders.

2. I am the elder statesman of the team and it is my obligation to pick up the cudgels for our ballclub.

3. The younger people took the floor, and all the elders sneaked back to their chairs.

4. Rather than heeding cautionary tales from elders, the young woman insisted on learning life's harder lessons firsthand.