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What is the adjective for elders?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb elder which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

old
  1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
    1. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
    2. Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
  2. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
  3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
    1. Former, previous.
    2. That is no longer in existence.
    3. Obsolete; out-of-date.
    4. Familiar.
  5. Tiresome.
  6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
  8. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. elderly, mature, aged, older, senior, grey, grizzled, hoary, ancient, decrepit, doddering, doddery, ripe, senescent, senile, superannuated, venerable, septuagenarian, ageing, aging, geriatric, octogenarian, unyoung, nonagenarian, centenarian, gray, matured, abiding, long-lasting, longevous, advanced in years, along in years, antiquated, getting on, gray-haired, grey-bearded, grey-haired, historic, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, no spring chicken, not as young as one was, not long for this world, not young, of age, on in years, over the hill, past it, past your prime, up in years … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “I'm old but none the wiser.”
      “The old structure and its surrounding areas have been a popular location for filming.”
      “With his old shoes, and shabby clothes, it was a fall from grace no nobleman has ever faced.”
eldest
  1. (card game) (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
  2. (card game) (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. first, firstborn, big, oldest, older, first-born, earliest born, most grown up, senior, elder, more mature, earlier born, more grown up, earlier, ancient, I, the Elder, major, the First … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Their parents' expectations may be very high and the eldest child may have the most expected from them.”
eldern
  1. (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old.
  2. (of things) Not new; old; ancient.
elderly
  1. old; having lived for relatively many years
  2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging
  3. Synonyms:
      4. old, aged, ancient, senior, senescent, older, decrepit, ageing, geriatric, doddering, aging, senile, mature, venerable, unyoung, doddery, grey, grizzled, hoary, gray, superannuated, olden, longevous, septuagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian, patriarchal, declining, retired, tired, long-lived, past it, long in the tooth, grey-haired, no spring chicken, over the hill, as old as the hills, getting on, advanced in years, not as young as one was, grey-bearded, not long for this world, past your prime, of advanced years, been around, full of years, long in tooth, lot of mileage, on last leg … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The surrounding houses and flats are occupied by elderly people and young families.”
elder
  1. Comparative of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. first, earlier, older, big, firstborn, ancient, senior, first-born, more mature, earlier born, more grown up, oldest, eldest, most grown up, earliest born, I, the Elder, major, the First, old, aged, elderly, senescent, ageing, geriatric, aging, unyoung, over the hill, long-lived, advanced in years, long in the tooth, on in years … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I looked up to my elder brother and was enraptured by his utopian dreams.”
eldest
  1. superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. first, firstborn, big, oldest, older, first-born, earliest born, most grown up, senior, elder, more mature, earlier born, more grown up, earlier, ancient, I, the Elder, major, the First … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Their parents' expectations may be very high and the eldest child may have the most expected from them.”
ol
  1. Eye dialect spelling of old.
oldass
  1. (vulgar) Used in the same context as old, but more intense.
oldest
  1. superlative form of old: most old
  2. Synonyms:
      3. first, primogenital, eldest, earliest, oldermost, original, primaeval, primeval
  3. Examples:
      4. “Some of the oldest skeletal evidence for anatomically modern humans has been found in Ethiopia.”
elderish
  1. Somewhat old; elderly.
eldern
  1. (obsolete) Made of elder wood.
oldish
  1. somewhat old
  2. Examples:
      3. “In fact, he might even be considered on the oldish side, although no-one would dare tell him that to his face.”
      “It's an oldish building, but it's nice, fairly weathertight, and fits my needs.”
      “The shelf contained a very limited number of oldish looking booklets in Arabic, and a few books in Kurdish.”
olde
  1. (archaic) old
  2. Synonyms:
      3. quaint, antique, archaic, antiquated, ancient, vintage, oldfangled, retro, retrograde, colonial, old-fashioned, old-time, old-world, old-school, olde worlde, old-timey … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You'll find them on estates yes, but also in the nice, leafy suburbs and in quaint olde English villages.”
      “The costumes were a mix of traditional Korea, ye olde Denmarke, and 20th century styles both modern and archaic.”
      “Today chicken tikka masala is said to be the most popular dish in ye olde England.”
older
  1. comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior
  2. elderly
  3. Synonyms:
      4. first, big, firstborn, senior, elder, eldest, oldest, first-born, earliest born, earlier born, more mature, most grown up, more grown up, earlier, ancient, I, the Elder, major, the First, old, aged, elderly, ageing, geriatric, senescent, aging, unyoung, long-lived, over the hill, long in the tooth, mature, grey, gray, advanced in years, venerable, getting on, decrepit, doddering, grizzled, doddery, no spring chicken, hoary, grey-haired, past it, senile, longevous, of advanced years, not as young as one was … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Participants reported that their parents thought that the older sibling should serve as a role model for the younger ones.”
      “David was now older and not the warrior he once was.”
      “But things had changed, and Charles was now an older man.”
oldermost
  1. (US, dialectal) Oldest.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. oldest, first, primogenital, eldest, earliest, original, primaeval, primeval
  3. Examples:
      4. “It would drive its ball through even the oldermost of the tribe of Ephraim, or, if you preferred, bark a squirrel at nearly any distance.”
eldered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of elder
eldering
  1. present participle of elder
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