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whitebeard

/wˈaɪtbɪɹd/ noun

An old man; a greybeard.

Word Origin A straightforward compound from Proto-Germanic roots: white (from *hweitaz 'bright, shining') and beard (from *bardaz). So a whitebeard is someone with a white beard, often an old man. The root *hweitaz also gives us wheat (the white grain) and whiten, while *bardaz gives us bearded and beardless. The PIE root *kweit- 'white, shine' is behind white, while *bhardhā- 'beard' is behind beard and barb.

noun An old man; a greybeard. countable

The wise whitebeard shared stories of his youth with the village children.

(名词) 白须老者；白发老翁

这位睿智的白胡子老人向村里的孩子们讲述他年轻时的故事。

(sustantivo) Un anciano; un barbicano.

El sabio anciano de barba blanca compartió historias de su juventud con los niños del pueblo.

(nom) vieillard; barbon; ancien; patriarche; doyen [Un vieil homme à la barbe blanche ; un sage âgé.]

Le sage vieillard à la barbe blanche partageait ses histoires de jeunesse avec les enfants du village.

(Substantiv) Greis; alter Mann [**Whitebeard** m. – ein alter Mann, insbesondere einer mit grauem oder weißem Bart.]

Der weise **Whitebeard** erzählte den Dorfkindern Geschichten aus seiner Jugend.

(名詞) 白いひげの老人。年取った男性のこと。

その賢い白ひげの老人は、村の子供たちに若い頃の物語を語って聞かせた。

(substantivo) ancião; velho; barba-branca [Um homem idoso; um barbudo.]

O sábio **ancião** de barba branca compartilhava histórias de sua juventude com as crianças da aldeia.

Synonyms: greybeard old man elder senior patriarch ancient granddad oldster Antonyms: youth youngster child adolescent
Word parts: white + beard

Related words

whiten whiteness whitish bearded beardless

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