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  • younger
    younger
    adjective
    comparative of young.
  • Younger
    Younger
    noun
    Thomas Coleman Cole, 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
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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.

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.

Etymology

Origin of younger

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

Example Sentences

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They show chiselled physiques, striking before‑and‑after images and claims that you can look years younger by following a simple routine.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"It's so wrong. It's so misleading. And it's so worrying for younger kids," he says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Roughly two dozen more have some kind of regulations regarding minors and indoor tanning, such as requiring parental permission or barring only younger children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“I feel a lot more comfortable having a card base that is skewed a little bit younger than what you used to see 10 years ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

When he was younger, before he’d found purpose in his mushroom garden, he’d wandered these woods every day.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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