elderfather

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noun

Synonym of eldfather.

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eldfather
OriginMiddle English eldrefader →
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Meanings

nounelderfather (plural elderfathers)

plural elderfathers

  1. Synonym of eldfather.

    "[...] He was Daniel's elderfather. And he favored a mating between his sons and me."

    2011, Octavia E. Butler, Fledgling

    Synonyms: eldfather

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of eldfather.

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eldfather
Also see
grandfatherpa

Origin

  1. Middle Englisheldrefader
  2. Englishelderfather

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

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APA

elderfather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderfather

MLA

“elderfather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderfather. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elderfather,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderfather.

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