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(adj)
(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
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elderly
Of great size, large.
(n)
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
Alternative form of firstborn. [Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.]
The first child to be born to a parent or family.
The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
old; having lived for relatively many years.
Old.
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
The process of becoming older or more mature.
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
Son of the same parents as another person.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
(v)
(transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.
(nonstandard, rare) To make or become bigger.
(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
(adv)
previously; once
Previous.
The title of a sheik.
A surname.
Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
(uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.
The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
Consisting of a berry; baccate.
large or big relative to something else
(N)
a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
greatest in size of those under consideration
(now chiefly US) An old person.
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience.
(informal, sometimes disrespectful) Someone who is old.
An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
An ancestor.
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
previously; before now; sooner
Relating to the elderly.
Alternative spelling of greybeard. [(poetic) An old man.]
Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
One who is younger than another.
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
a British comedy drama series created by Benjamin Kuffuor and Levi David Addai.
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
a term originally used by the Quakers to denote the religious training and education of young adults by their elders.
A father of someone's parent.
Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
A mother of someone's parent.
A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
(countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
A sibling is one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common.
A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
Most recently begun or formed.
The state, quality, or condition of being an elder.
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
A son of one's child.
A person who has reached the legal age of majority.
A male relative.
Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
(informal) grandfather
One who oversees or supervises.
A female chieftain.
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
A young person.
One’s female offspring.
A male member of a clan.
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
A person who has lost a spouse and not remarried:
Synonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.
(polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.