More definitions of "younger":
- (adj): Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father.
Synonyms: jr.
Famous quotes containing the word younger:
“Old Abe is much better looking than I expected & younger looking. He shook hands like a good fellowworking hard at it like a man sawing wood at so much per cord.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Harvey: Youre a hell of a lot younger than I am. And youre a dancer.
Gillian: Im a singer.
Harvey: Well, you dance around when you sing.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)
“If we are the younger, we may envy the older. If we are the older, we may feel that the younger is always being indulged. In other words, no matter what position we hold in family order of birth, we can prove beyond a doubt that were being gypped.”
—Judith Viorst (20th century)