mzee
noun/(ə)mˈzeɪ/UK
Etymology
Etymology tree Swahili -zee Swahili mzeebor. English mzee Borrowed from Swahili mzee, from -zee (“old”).
Definitions
An elder (old person).
- ...every President since Teddy Roosevelt saw Africa in the faces of her mzees, in their English suits or tribal robes...
- It is difficult to be both and the older mzees resent the irregularity of the position.
- ...we arranged an impromptu interview with this reluctant and less than candid local mzee, who lived near the Tsavo boundary.
The neighborhood
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