younger

CEFRA1

/ˈjʌŋɡə/

adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Less old than someone or something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    One who is younger than another.

Examples

  • Is your sister older or younger than you?

  • Your story reminded me of my younger days.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of junior.

  2. comparative form of young: more young

More examples

In context

  • Are you younger than him?

  • Our neighbors' son is younger than our daughter.

  • Reading this book takes me back to my younger days.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

My blank brother is ten years younger than I am, so he is just a toddler.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

* An English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland) surname from Middle English yungre (“younger”), used to distinguish younger and older men with the same name. * In at least one case (of an immigrant Fleming), probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer (“young nobleman”). * Americanized form of cognate or like-sounding names, notably German Junger, Junker and Dutch Jonker.