Earlier and Elder

Earlier adjective - (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early.

Elder and earlier are semantically related in comparison topic. In some cases you can use "Elder" instead an adjective "Earlier", when it comes to topics like more aged.

Elder adjective - Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.

Earlier and elder are semantically related in comparison topic. Sometimes you can use "Earlier" instead an adjective "Elder", if it concerns topics such as more aged, born earlier.

Nearby Word: elderly