Older vs. Younger

Older vs. Younger — Is There a Difference?
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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 brother

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

Youngeradjective

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

John JuniorJohn Smith, Jr.
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Olderadjective

older brother or sister;

big sister

Olderadjective

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