younger

¹ American  

[yuhng-ger] / ˈyʌŋ gər /

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.

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noun

1. the junior of two persons in age (often used with a possessive pronoun).

   Her brother is seven years her younger.

Younger ² American  

[yuhng-ger] / ˈyʌŋ gər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of younger

First recorded before 1000; young ( def. ) + -er ⁴ ( def. )

Example Sentences

My husband earns $200,000 and is a few years younger than I am.

From MarketWatch

Her father, who as a teenager in Tallinn began to rebel against Sovietization, insisted on teaching Stasevska and her two younger brothers to speak Ukrainian at home.

From Los Angeles Times

But I’m about 20 years younger than De Niro, and I don’t have an Oscar.

From Salon

"But the more I spoke to people, the more I realised that there was a lot of people my age and younger that have had this happen to them."

From BBC

That, together with the party's strength among younger voters, provided the basis of the party's success.

From BBC

Related Words

• inconsequential
• lesser
• negligible
• petty
• secondary
• slight
• trivial
• unimportant