Octogenarian For One Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ELDER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ELDER

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	5		Exact Match!
2	33%	6		The number of years in an octogenarian's age
3	33%	12		Octogenarian's future self

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ELDER" which means:

noun

• A person who is older than you are
• Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
• Any of various church officers

adjective satellite

• Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

verb

• To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

adjective

• Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
• Having existed or lived for the specified time.
• (heading) of an earlier time.
• Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
• Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
• 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.)
• Excessive, abundant.

An example sentence would be:

• "My elder sister is five years older than me."
• "The elder of the two brothers always took care of the younger one."

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New York Times08 Oct 2007	Down 34
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