Dictionary
young•er
Pronunciation: (yung'gur), [key]—
adj.
1. compar. of
young.
2. (
usually cap.) (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name):
Charles the Younger ruled after his father abdicated.
—
n.
the junior of two persons in age (often used with a possessive pronoun):
Her brother is seven years her younger. Young•er
Pronunciation: (yung'gur), [key]—
n.
Thomas Coleman (“Cole”), 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
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