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    Significado de elder en inglés

    elderelder1 /ˈeldə $ -ər/ adjective especially British English Ver todas las traducciones the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born firstel mayor de dos personas, especialmente hermanos o hermanas, es el que nació primero OPP  youngerelder brother/son/sister/daughter etc His elder son Liam became a lawyer.Su hijo mayor, Liam, se convirtió en abogado. Sarah is the elder of the two.Sarah es la mayor de las dos.Don’t say ‘elder than someone’. Say older than someone: She was two years older than me.
    elderelder2 noun [countable] 1be somebody’s elder formalformal to be older than someone elseser mayor que otra personabe two/ten etc years somebody’s elder Janet’s sister was eight years her elder.La hermana de Janet era ocho años mayor que ella.2somebody’s elders (and betters) people who are older than you and who you should respectpersonas mayores que tú a quienes debes respetar3a member of a tribe or other social group who is important and respected because they are oldmiembro de una tribu u otro grupo social que es importante y respetado por su edad avanzada:  a meeting of the village eldersuna reunión de los ancianos del pueblo4someone who has an official position of responsibility in some Christian churchespersona que ocupa un cargo oficial de responsabilidad en algunas iglesias cristianas5elder abuse the crime of harming an old personel delito de causar daño a una persona mayor6a small wild tree that has white flowers and black berriesárbol silvestre pequeño con flores blancas y bayas negras