Older vs. Younger
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Difference Between Older and Younger
Olderadjective
, elder, senior
My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.Youngernoun
(rare) One who is younger than another.
Olderadjective
elderly
The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.Youngeradjective
younger brother or sister;
little brotherOlderadjective
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);
aged members of the societyelderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscrapersenior citizenYoungeradjective
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
John JuniorJohn Smith, Jr.ADVERTISEMENT
Olderadjective
older brother or sister;
big sisterOlderadjective
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
Bill Adams, Sr.Olderadjective
old in experience;
an old offenderthe older soldiers
