elder (
http://definr.com/elder)
adj 1: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially
used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill
Adams, Sr." [syn:
older,
sr.]
2: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn:
big(a),
older]
[ant:
little(a)]
n 1: a person who is older than you are [syn:
senior]
2: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and
subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and
berrylike fruit [syn:
elderberry bush]
3: any of various church officers