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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

elderfather en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English eldrefader, aldurfadur, equivalent to elder + father.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of eldfather.
    • "[...] He was Daniel's elderfather. And he favored a mating between his sons and me." 2011, Octavia E. Butler, Fledgling:

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Synonyms

eldfather