younger

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having a younger age than someone or something.

• Adjective

  Less experienced or advanced in age.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

aged , elderly , grown up , old , senior , youthless , aged , elderly , mature , old , youthless , experienced , mature , veteran , elderly , mature , senior , elder

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Synonyms

junior , youthful , juvenile , youthful , immature , underdeveloped , undeveloped , juvenile

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with younger
longer , stronger , shorter , older , fonder

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Variants

List of all variants of younger that leads to same result
younger , youngers , young , youngest , youngish , youngness , youngnesses , in her younger days , in his younger days , in one's younger days , in their younger days , not getting any younger , the younger , Cato , Cato Uticensis , Cato the Younger , Marcus Porcius Cato , Franciscus Junius , Franciscus Junius the Younger , Junius , Scipio , Scipio Aemilianus Africanus , Scipio Africanus , Scipio the Younger

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Forms

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younger than, youngest, younger brother/sister

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Etymology

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From Old English 'geonger', 'younger' derived from 'geong' meaning 'young'.

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Trivia

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1. The youngest person ever to be elected as the President of the United States was John F. Kennedy, who was 43 years old at the time.

2. The youngest Nobel Prize laureate was Malala Yousafzai, who was only 17 years old when she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

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Related Concepts

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1. youth: Refers to the period of life when one is young and not yet an adult.

2. age: The number of years that a person or thing has existed.

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Culture

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In literature, 'younger' is often used to describe characters who are inexperienced or less mature than others. In music, 'younger' can refer to a younger generation of artists or fans.

How to Memorize "younger"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a younger person in comparison to an older person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'younger' with the image of a child or a person in their early twenties.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a phrase, such as 'Youth is a gift, younger is the stage' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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