Elder vs. Younger

Greater than another in age or seniority.

Being in an early period of life, development, or growth.

(Archaic) Superior to another or others, as in rank.

Newly begun or formed; not advanced

An older person.

Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life

An older, influential member of a family, tribe, or community.

Lacking experience; immature

One of the governing officers of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions.

Being the junior of two people having the same name.

Mormon Church A member of the higher order of priesthood.

(Geology) Being of an early stage in a geologic cycle. Used of bodies of water and land formations.

See elderberry.

Young persons considered as a group; youth

Inflection of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

Offspring; brood

An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

One who is younger than another.

One who is older than another.

Younger brother or sister;

One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father;

An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.

One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

Male missionary.

Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

(Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries

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).

A cow's udder, especially used as food.

(Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Older; more aged, or existing longer.

Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; - opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.

One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.

An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.

A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.

A person who is older than you are

Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Any of various church officers

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

Older brother or sister;