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younger

1

[ yuhng-ger ]

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

[ yuhng-ger ]

noun

  1. Thomas Coleman Cole, 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of younger1

First recorded before 1000; young ( def ) + -er 4( def )
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Then, when Richard was two years old, his mother died from septicaemia after giving birth to a younger brother.

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The source also told the magazine that Williams’ eldest, daughter Matilda, whom she had with late “Brokeback Mountain” co-star Heath Ledger, “has been doting on her younger siblings.”

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However, several disappointing meet-ups later, I realized that the men I most hoped to attract were looking for someone 20 to 30 years younger than I am.

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The younger Okura and company have been upgrading infrastructure steadily and would like to reopen the motel — perhaps even get the six cottages open in time for the Route 66 centennial in 2026.

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Today, its high ceilings and patterned tiled floors remain as relics of a younger Los Angeles.

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