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English
Etymology
From Middle English eldrefader, aldurfadur, equivalent to elder + father.
Noun
elderfather (plural elderfathers)
- Synonym of eldfather
2011, Octavia E. Butler, Fledgling:"[...] He was Daniel's elderfather. And he favored a mating between his sons and me."