age difference
noun
: the amount by which ages are different
There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children.
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Talk about an age difference—there is a 51-year gap between De Niro's oldest child and his youngest child.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
Cruise, meanwhile, is 63, so that would be quite an age difference.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
Despite their three-year age difference, Derek Hough and Julianne Hough have become the twin lodestars of Dancing With the Stars.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Many people have made comments about the pair's 40-year age difference since they were first romantically linked in 2022, but Cher doesn't care.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
Cruise, meanwhile, is 63, so that would be quite an age difference.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
Despite their three-year age difference, Derek Hough and Julianne Hough have become the twin lodestars of Dancing With the Stars.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Many people have made comments about the pair's 40-year age difference since they were first romantically linked in 2022, but Cher doesn't care.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for age difference
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“Age difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20difference. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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