What is the meaning of younger?

adjective

  • Used of living things especially persons. ( in an early period of life or development or growth)
    • usage: "young people"
  • Of crops. ( harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity)
    • usage: "new potatoes"; "young corn"
  • Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh.
    • usage: "he is young for his age"
  • Being in its early stage.
    • usage: "a young industry"; "the day is still young"
  • Not tried or tested by experience.
    • usage: "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
  • Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father.
    • usage: "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."
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APAWordNet. (2010). younger. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/younger/definitions/1188602
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