younger
adjective
comparative of young.
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younger
1 American
[yuhng-ger]
/ ˈyʌŋ gər /
adjective
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comparative of young.
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(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
Younger
2
American
[yuhng-ger]
/ ˈyʌŋ gər /
noun
Etymology
Origin of younger
First recorded before 1000; young ( def. ) + -er 4 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Retail expert Catherine Shuttleworth said Swatch had done a fantastic job in teasing the product, drawing on younger shoppers' love of collaborations, exclusivity and newness.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Not only are they younger due to the AI boom, but, as Raines noted, many spent their high-school or college years cooped up at home during the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
"I'll leave it to younger generations of scientists to work on the problem," he added.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
I wish a lot of the younger people that came into the space were more open to being a student first and not trying to become a professor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"I had a cat once, Sam," Anastasia told him, "when I was younger, before you were born. And Dad was sick for two whole months before we realized it was the cat causing it."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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