younger

[ yuhng-ger ]
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adjective
  1. comparative of young.

  2. (usually initial capital letter) (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name): Charles the Younger ruled after his father abdicated.

noun
  1. the junior of two persons in age (often used with a possessive pronoun): Her brother is seven years her younger.

Origin of younger

1
First recorded before 1000; young + -er4

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Younger
[ yuhng-ger ]

noun
  1. Thomas Coleman "Cole", 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.

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