SINCE 1828
the younger
nounDefinition of the younger
1
—used in comparing the ages of two people who are members of the same family He'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 name the painters Hans Holbein the Elder and his son Hans Holbein the Younger
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