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Definition of the younger
1 —used in comparing the ages of two people who are members of the same familyHe's the younger of her two brothers.
2 —used to refer to the younger of two people (such as a father and son) who have the same namethe painters Hans Holbein the Elder and his son Hans Holbein the Younger
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