[
US
/ˈjəŋɡɝ/
]
[ UK /jˈʌŋɡɐ/ ]
[ UK /jˈʌŋɡɐ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
John Smith, Jr.
John Junior
How To Use younger In A Sentence
- In her house apron and with her hair a little ruffled she looked younger, startled and then angry. THE WHITE DOVE
- A lot of younger people sat in the aisle amid the fag ends, gum and dust.
- Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old. No Time's Right for 'Traveler's Wife'
- His eyes have a certain amount of little-boy-lost about them and his slightly nervy, jumpy presence also helps him appear a lot younger than his 43 years.
- Lonnie and Aggie are a good deal younger than Roberta here. HOMELAND AND OTHER STORIES
- Flossing your teeth daily (or, at a pinch, using a mouthwash) can make you 6.4 years younger.
- The fact that these rocks were not supplying detritus to the sedimentary basin is consistent with the geological observation that they always appear covered by the younger deposits, with little or no discontinuity until the Devonian.
- He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture.
- I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.
- The channel's viewership is ageing, and attempts to attract younger watchers have yet to bear fruit.