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- Dictionaryyoung/jʌŋ/
adjective
- 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl" Similar Opposite
- 2. used to denote the younger of two people of the same name: "Pitt the Younger"
noun
- 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "many grebes carry their young on their backs" Similar
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The meaning of YOUNGER is comparative of young. How to use younger in a sentence.
Younger definition: comparative of young. . See examples of YOUNGER used in a sentence.
having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: young adults / children. His girlfriend's very young. The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young. Philippa is the youngest person in the family. Angela is two years younger than Clare. the Younger.
1. Being in an early period of life, development, or growth. 2. Newly begun or formed; not advanced: a young biotech company. 3. Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life: He is young for his age. 4. Lacking experience; immature: a young hand at plowing. 5. Being the junior of two people having the same name. 6.
Jun 21, 2024 · used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father. synonyms: jr. junior.
Noun. Singular: younger. Plural: youngers. Younger Sentence Examples. It comes in handy when you have a younger brother. He was older, in his mid-thirties, and the light took longer to appear in his eyes than it had the younger man. C. Druce's younger son and executor, for having sworn that he had seen his father die ill 1864.
YOUNGER definition: (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
What does the word younger mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word younger , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
younger. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English young‧er /ˈjʌŋɡə $ -ər/ adjective → somebody the Younger Examples from the Corpus younger • There is much about cricket today that disturbs all of riper years and many who are much younger.
n. adj. being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman. having the appearance, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth. of or pertaining to youth: in one's young days.
