Older vs. Young

Difference Between Older and Young

Olderadjective

, elder, senior

My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

Youngadjective

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

a lamb is a young sheep;these picture books are for young readers

Olderadjective

elderly

The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Youngadjective

At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

the age of space travel is still young;a young business

Olderadjective

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);

aged members of the societyelderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscrapersenior citizen

Youngadjective

(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

How young is your dog?Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.

Olderadjective

older brother or sister;

big sister

Youngadjective

Junior (of two related people with the same name).

Olderadjective

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

Bill Adams, Sr.

Youngadjective

(of a decade of life) Early.

Olderadjective

old in experience;

an old offenderthe older soldiers

Youngadjective

Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

Youngadjective

Of or belonging to the early part of life.

The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.

Youngadjective

(obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Youngnoun

People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

The young of today are well-educated.

Youngnoun

Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).

The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.The lion's young are curious.

Youngnoun

An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.

Youngverb

To become or seem to become younger.

Youngverb

To cause to appear younger.

Youngverb

(geology) To exhibit younging.

Youngnoun

any immature animal

Youngnoun

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

Youngnoun

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

Youngnoun

British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

Youngnoun

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

Youngnoun

English poet (1683-1765)

Youngnoun

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

Youngnoun

United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)