ate
noun A1- An elder sister
- A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
Plural ates
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A Serpent gliding past the nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged nestlings.
A Fox came across him, and being very hungry ate him up.
She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily.
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