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elder

[el-der] / ˈɛl dər /
ADJECTIVE
born earlier
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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These older adult workers will want—and employers will want to provide—different benefits such as elder caregiving for spouses or parents, services focused on preventive health and workplace changes that are age-friendly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yavhusishyn received his promotion at a special ceremony in western Fukuoka, where he bowed to sumo elders in front of gold folding screens and celebratory flowers.

From Barron's

The new project is clearly out to teach us things and does, specifically why the Hemsworths travel so far north to prompt the elder Hemsworth’s recollections.

From The Wall Street Journal

The American caregiving system is failing because it was never designed for a society of aging singles, widowed elders, adult children living states away and a shrinking labor pool.

From MarketWatch

“If the retirement system continues as it is, there will be increased elder poverty,” said Matt Bahl, vice president at the Financial Health Network.

From MarketWatch