Younger Meaning
/ˈjʌŋɡə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of young: more young
adjSynonym of junior.
Sentence Examples
Are you younger than him?
Your story reminded me of my younger days.
Is your sister older or younger than you?
CEFR Practice Quiz
My ____ brother is ten years younger than I am, so he is just a toddler.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ____ brother is still at school, but he hopes to study medicine when he goes to university today.
Word Origin & History
* 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hugh and Charlie also played fairly well, so perhaps it was not wonderful that James, who had always regarded cricket as a childish waste of time, felt rather at a loss, and did not care to display his inferiority to his youngers."
— 1882, L. H. Apaque, A baker's dozen, page 102:
"Youngers did not like olders to be mean and bossy."
— 1964, Robert S. Fox, Ronald Lippitt, John E. Lohman, Teaching of Social Science Material in the Elementary School, page 3:
"First, the use of Hindi is more among the males than among the females irrespective of the interaction with elders, equals or youngers."
— 1980, Hans Raj Dua, Language use in Himachal Pradesh, page 249:
"A section of semi-structured interview schedule was also included in the research in order to test if youngers face any problem with elders staying with them."
— 1997, M. G. Husain, Changing Indian Society And Status Of Aged, page 162:
"So, it is necessary to educate our youngers about economy and,^([sic]) school and college education can do this easily."
— 2008, Janardan Prasad, Panorama of Indian education, page 61:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My ____ brother is ten years younger than I am, so he is just a toddler.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ____ brother is still at school, but he hopes to study medicine when he goes to university today.